Which to use
“pegas” and “pego” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,158
- “pegas” frequency rank
- #10,899
- “pego” frequency rank
- 31057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegas | pego |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pega. | Fullería que consiste en pegar disimuladamente dos naipes para que salgan como uno solo, cuando le convenga al tramposo. |
Where the eye mixes pegas and pego
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegas vs pego
A purely visual mix-up. pegas ([ˈpeɣ̞as]) and pego ([ˈpeɣ̞o]) 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 31057, 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]. pego is at rank #10,899, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞o].
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 31057, this pair ranks #209,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pegas vs pego
Shared letters: egp. Private to "pegas": as. Private to "pego": o.
"pegas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegas" and "pego" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pegas" or "pego" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pegas" and "pego" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegas" and "pego" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegas 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 #209,014 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.