Which to use
“pegan” and “pidan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,443
- “pegan” frequency rank
- #11,837
- “pidan” frequency rank
- 27280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegan | pidan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pedir. |
Where the eye mixes pegan and pidan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pegan and pidan
A purely visual mix-up. pegan ([ˈpeɣ̞ãn]) and pidan ([ˈpið̞ãn]) 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 27280, 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]. pidan is at rank #11,837, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpið̞ãn].
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 27280, this pair ranks #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegan vs pidan
Shared letters: anp. Private to "pegan": eg. Private to "pidan": di.
"pegan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pidan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegan" for "pidan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pegan" or "pidan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pegan" and "pidan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pidan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegan" and "pidan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegan vs petar". 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 #227,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.