Which to use
“pegados” and “peinados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,638
- “pegados” frequency rank
- #27,342
- “peinados” frequency rank
- 45980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegados | peinados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Forma del plural de peinado, participio de peinar o de peinarse. |
Where the eye mixes pegados and peinados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pegados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against peinados's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pegados vs peinados
A purely visual mix-up. pegados ([peˈɣ̞að̞os]) and peinados ([pejˈnað̞os]) 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 45980, 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]. peinados is at rank #27,342, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pejˈnað̞os].
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 45980, this pair ranks #128,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegados vs peinados
Shared letters: adeops. Private to "pegados": g. Private to "peinados": in.
"pegados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "peinados" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegados" for "peinados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegados" vs "peinados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peinados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegados" and "peinados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peinados vs picados". 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 #128,375 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.