Which to use
“pegué” is a verb and “pliegue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,995
- “pegué” frequency rank
- #41,008
- “pliegue” frequency rank
- 66003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegué | pliegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pegar. | Parte en que una superficie se dobla, donde no está lisa o extendida. |
Where the eye mixes pegué and pliegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pegué runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against pliegue's 7 (CCVVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between pegué and pliegue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pegué is [peˈɣ̞e] while pliegue is [ˈpljeɣ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66003, 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]. pliegue is at rank #41,008, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpljeɣ̞e].
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 66003, this pair ranks #41,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pegué vs pliegue
Shared letters: egpu. Private to "pegué": é. Private to "pliegue": il.
"pegué" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "pliegue" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- pliegue ← lpiegue · pilegue · pleigue · pliegeu · plieggue · plieuge · pligeue · plliegue
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pegué" and "pliegue" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pegué" vs "pliegue" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pegué" and "pliegue" 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 "pliegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegué" and "pliegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pliegos vs pliegue". 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 #41,016 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.