Which to use
“pegados” and “pensados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,638
- “pegados” frequency rank
- #27,345
- “pensados” frequency rank
- 45983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegados | pensados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Forma del plural de pensado, participio de pensar. |
Where the eye mixes pegados and pensados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pegados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against pensados's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pegados and pensados
A purely visual mix-up. pegados ([peˈɣ̞að̞os]) and pensados ([pẽnˈsað̞os]) 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 45983, 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]. pensados is at rank #27,345, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [pẽnˈsað̞os].
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 45983, this pair ranks #128,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegados vs pensados
Shared letters: adeops. Private to "pegados": g. Private to "pensados": n.
"pegados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pensados" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegados" for "pensados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegados" vs "pensados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pensados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegados" and "pensados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pensados vs prensado". 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 #128,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.