Which to use
“pegados” and “pesadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,638
- “pegados” frequency rank
- #13,114
- “pesadas” frequency rank
- 31752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegados | pesadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pegado, participio de pegar. | Forma del femenino plural de pesado, participio de pesar. |
Where the eye mixes pegados and pesadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegados vs pesadas
A purely visual mix-up. pegados ([peˈɣ̞að̞os]) and pesadas ([peˈsað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31752, 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]. pesadas is at rank #13,114, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peˈsað̞as].
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 31752, this pair ranks #205,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegados vs pesadas
Shared letters: adeps. Private to "pegados": go. Private to "pesadas": -.
"pegados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "pesadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegados" and "pesadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pegados" vs "pesadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pegados" and "pesadas" 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 "pesadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegados" and "pesadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegados vs peladas". 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 #205,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.