Which to use
“pegué” and “peguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,995
- “pegué” frequency rank
- #31,051
- “peguen” frequency rank
- 56046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegué | peguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pegar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pegar. |
Where the eye mixes pegué and peguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pegué runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against peguen's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pegué with peguen
A purely visual mix-up. pegué ([peˈɣ̞e]) and peguen ([ˈpeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 56046, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegué is recorded at frequency rank #24,995, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈɣ̞e]. peguen is at rank #31,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpeɣ̞ẽn].
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 56046, this pair ranks #76,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegué vs peguen
Shared letters: egpu. Private to "pegué": é. Private to "peguen": n.
"pegué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "peguen" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peguen ← epguen · pegeun · pegguen · peguenn · pegune · peugen · pgeuen · ppeguen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pegué" and "peguen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pegué" or "peguen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pegué" and "peguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pegué" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegué" and "peguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pegué vs pence". 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 #76,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.