Which to use
“pego” is a noun and “peor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,899
- “pego” frequency rank
- #515
- “peor” frequency rank
- 11414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pego | peor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fullería que consiste en pegar disimuladamente dos naipes para que salgan como uno solo, cuando le convenga al tramposo. | Comparativo irregular de malo. |
Where the eye mixes pego and peor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between pego and peor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pego is [ˈpeɣ̞o] while peor is [peˈoɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pego is recorded at frequency rank #10,899, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞o]. peor is at rank #515, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peˈoɾ].
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 11414, this pair ranks #295,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pego vs peor
Shared letters: eop. Private to "pego": g. Private to "peor": r.
"pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peor" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pego" for "peor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pego" or "peor"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pego" and "peor" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pego" and "peor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peg vs pego". 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 #295,209 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.