Which to use
“pegadas” and “pelada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,050
- “pegadas” frequency rank
- #33,763
- “pelada” frequency rank
- 64813
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegadas | pelada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Forma del femenino de pelado, participio de pelar o de pelarse. |
Where the eye mixes pegadas and pelada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pegadas with pelada
A purely visual mix-up. pegadas ([peˈɣ̞að̞as]) and pelada ([peˈlað̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64813, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegadas is recorded at frequency rank #31,050, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞as]. pelada is at rank #33,763, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈlað̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 64813, this pair ranks #44,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegadas vs pelada
Shared letters: adep. Private to "pegadas": gs. Private to "pelada": l.
"pegadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pelada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegadas" and "pelada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegadas" or "pelada" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pelada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegadas" and "pelada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelada vs peladas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #44,485 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.