Which to use
“pegado” and “pegando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,160
- “pegado” frequency rank
- #16,667
- “pegando” frequency rank
- 24827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegado | pegando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pegar. | Gerundio de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegado and pegando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegado vs pegando
A purely visual mix-up. pegado ([peˈɣ̞að̞o]) and pegando ([peˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 24827, 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]. pegando is at rank #16,667, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 24827, this pair ranks #239,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegado vs pegando
Shared letters: adegop. Private to "pegado": -. Private to "pegando": n.
"pegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pegando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegado" and "pegando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "pegado" or "pegando"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pegado" and "pegando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegado" and "pegando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegando vs plegado". 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 #239,294 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.