Which to use
“pegados” is a participle and “pegajoso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,638
- “pegados” frequency rank
- #37,252
- “pegajoso” frequency rank
- 55890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegados | pegajoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Que pega o se pega mucho, más de lo controlable. |
Where the eye mixes pegados and pegajoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pegados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pegajoso's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pegados vs pegajoso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pegados is [peˈɣ̞að̞os] while pegajoso is [peɣ̞aˈxoso]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegados is recorded at frequency rank #18,638, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈɣ̞að̞os]. pegajoso is at rank #37,252, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peɣ̞aˈxoso].
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 55890, this pair ranks #76,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegados vs pegajoso
Shared letters: aegops. Private to "pegados": d. Private to "pegajoso": j.
"pegados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pegajoso" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegados" for "pegajoso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegados" vs "pegajoso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pegados" and "pegajoso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegajoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegados" and "pegajoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegajoso vs pegamos". 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 #76,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.