Which to use
“pego” and “pregón” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,899
- “pego” frequency rank
- #35,197
- “pregón” frequency rank
- 46096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pego | pregón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fullería que consiste en pegar disimuladamente dos naipes para que salgan como uno solo, cuando le convenga al tramposo. | Promulgación o publicación que en voz alta se hace en los sitios públicos de una cosa que conviene que todos la sepan. |
Where the eye mixes pego and pregón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pego runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pregón's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pego and pregón
A purely visual mix-up. pego ([ˈpeɣ̞o]) and pregón ([pɾeˈɣ̞õn]) 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 46096, 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]. pregón is at rank #35,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɾeˈɣ̞õn].
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 46096, this pair ranks #127,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pego vs pregón
Shared letters: egp. Private to "pego": o. Private to "pregón": nró.
"pego" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pregón" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pego ← epgo · peggo · peog · pgeo · ppego
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pego" and "pregón" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pego" or "pregón"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pego" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pregón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pego" and "pregón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pregón vs pretor". 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 #127,688 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.