Which to use
“pegas” is a noun and “pegaste” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,158
- “pegas” frequency rank
- #39,376
- “pegaste” frequency rank
- 59534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegas | pegaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pega. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegas and pegaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegas vs pegaste
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pegas is [ˈpeɣ̞as] while pegaste is [peˈɣ̞ast̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pegas” sits inside “pegaste”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59534, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegas is recorded at frequency rank #20,158, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞as]. pegaste is at rank #39,376, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞ast̪e].
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 59534, this pair ranks #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegas vs pegaste
Shared letters: aegps. Private to "pegas": -. Private to "pegaste": t.
"pegas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pegaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegas" for "pegaste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pegas" vs "pegaste" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pegas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pegaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegas" and "pegaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedante vs pegaste". 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 #62,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.