Which to use
“pego” and “peso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,899
- “pego” frequency rank
- #998
- “peso” frequency rank
- 11897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pego | peso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fullería que consiste en pegar disimuladamente dos naipes para que salgan como uno solo, cuando le convenga al tramposo. | Fuerza, y magnitud de esta, con que la tierra atrae a un cuerpo. |
Where the eye mixes pego and peso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pego with peso
A purely visual mix-up. pego ([ˈpeɣ̞o]) and peso ([ˈpeso]) 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 a single letter - g in “pego” becomes s in “peso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11897, 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]. peso is at rank #998, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeso].
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 11897, this pair ranks #293,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pego vs peso
Shared letters: eop. Private to "pego": g. Private to "peso": s.
"pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "peso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pego" and "peso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pego" or "peso"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pego" and "peso" 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 "peso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pego" and "peso" 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 #293,470 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.