Which to use
“pegadas” and “pisadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,050
- “pegadas” frequency rank
- #34,270
- “pisadas” frequency rank
- 65320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegadas | pisadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Forma del femenino plural de pisado, participio de pisar. |
Where the eye mixes pegadas and pisadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegadas vs pisadas
A purely visual mix-up. pegadas ([peˈɣ̞að̞as]) and pisadas ([piˈsað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65320, 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]. pisadas is at rank #34,270, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [piˈsað̞as].
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 65320, this pair ranks #43,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegadas vs pisadas
Shared letters: adps. Private to "pegadas": eg. Private to "pisadas": i.
"pegadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pisadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegadas" for "pisadas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegadas" vs "pisadas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "pisadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegadas" and "pisadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peladas vs pisadas". 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 #43,000 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.