pegasvspesTell them apart

Which to use

“pegas” and “pes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,158
“pegas” frequency rank
#20,161
“pes” frequency rank
40319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pegas pes
Definition Forma del plural de pega. Pie.

Where the eye mixes pegas and pes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
pegas
3 ch
pes

Visual trap between pegas and pes

A purely visual mix-up. pegas ([ˈpeɣ̞as]) and pes (/ˈpeːs/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40319, 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]. pes is at rank #20,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeːs/.

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 40319, this pair ranks #159,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pegas vs pes

Shared letters: eps. Private to "pegas": ag. Private to "pes": -.

"pegas" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pegasepgas · peags · pegass · peggas · pegsa · pgeas · ppegas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "pegas" for "pes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeɣ̞as] versus /ˈpeːs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pegas" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
"pegas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,158 in our Spanish list, against #20,161 for "pes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "pegas" and "pes" 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 "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #159,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pegas" and "pes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pes vs prey". 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 #159,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list