Which to use
“pegan” and “peguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,443
- “pegan” frequency rank
- #31,051
- “peguen” frequency rank
- 46494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegan | peguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pegar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegan and peguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pegan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against peguen's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pegan vs peguen
A purely visual mix-up. pegan ([ˈpeɣ̞ãn]) and peguen ([ˈpeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 46494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegan is recorded at frequency rank #15,443, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞ãn]. peguen is at rank #31,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞ẽn].
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 46494, this pair ranks #125,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegan vs peguen
Shared letters: egnp. Private to "pegan": a. Private to "peguen": u.
"pegan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "peguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegan" for "peguen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegan" or "peguen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegan" and "peguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peguen vs peleen". 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 #125,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.