Which to use
“pegado” and “pegamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,160
- “pegado” frequency rank
- #35,672
- “pegamos” frequency rank
- 43832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegado | pegamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pegar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegado and pegamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pegado and pegamos
A purely visual mix-up. pegado ([peˈɣ̞að̞o]) and pegamos ([peˈɣ̞amos]) 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 43832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegado is recorded at frequency rank #8,160, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞o]. pegamos is at rank #35,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞amos].
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 43832, this pair ranks #140,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegado vs pegamos
Shared letters: aegop. Private to "pegado": d. Private to "pegamos": ms.
"pegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegado" and "pegamos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pegado" vs "pegamos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #140,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegado" and "pegamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegamos vs pésimos". 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 #140,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.