Which to use
“peine” and “peje” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,895
- “peine” frequency rank
- #38,868
- “peje” frequency rank
- 62763
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peine | peje |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Utensilio plano con púas que sirve para arreglar, desenredar y limpiar el cabello u otras fibras. | Variante anticuada de pez. |
Where the eye mixes peine and peje
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. peine runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against peje's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between peine and peje
A purely visual mix-up. peine ([ˈpejne]) and peje ([ˈpexe]) 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 62763, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peine is recorded at frequency rank #23,895, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpejne]. peje is at rank #38,868, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpexe].
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 62763, this pair ranks #50,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peine vs peje
Shared letters: ep. Private to "peine": in. Private to "peje": j.
"peine" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "peje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peine" and "peje" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peine" vs "peje" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peine" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peje" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peine" and "peje" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peje 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 #50,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.