Which to use
“pegado” is a verb and “prado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,160
- “pegado” frequency rank
- #7,482
- “prado” frequency rank
- 15642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegado | prado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de pegar. | Terreno donde se deja crecer o se siembra la hierba para que paste el ganado. |
Where the eye mixes pegado and prado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegado vs prado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pegado is [peˈɣ̞að̞o] while prado is [ˈpɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15642, 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]. prado is at rank #7,482, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpɾað̞o].
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 15642, this pair ranks #279,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pegado vs prado
Shared letters: adop. Private to "pegado": eg. Private to "prado": r.
"pegado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "prado" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegado" and "prado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegado" or "prado" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pegado" and "prado" 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 "prado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegado" and "prado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prado vs probo". 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 #279,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.