Which to use
“pegado” and “plegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,160
- “pegado” frequency rank
- #49,195
- “plegado” frequency rank
- 57355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegado | plegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pegar. | Participio de plegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegado and plegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegado vs plegado
A purely visual mix-up. pegado ([peˈɣ̞að̞o]) and plegado ([pleˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 57355, 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]. plegado is at rank #49,195, tagged as averb, pronounced [pleˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 57355, this pair ranks #70,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegado vs plegado
Shared letters: adegop. Private to "pegado": -. Private to "plegado": l.
"pegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "plegado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegado" for "plegado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pegado" or "plegado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pegado" and "plegado" 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 "plegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegado" and "plegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plegado vs prelado". 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 #70,819 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.