pejevspieConfusable pair

Which to use

“peje” and “pie” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,868
“peje” frequency rank
#1,022
“pie” frequency rank
39890
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peje pie
Definition Variante anticuada de pez. Miembro del cuerpo que se encuentra al final de las piernas y debajo del tobillo.

Where the eye mixes peje and pie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. peje runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pie's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
peje
3 ch
pie

Visual trap between peje and pie

A purely visual mix-up. peje ([ˈpexe]) and pie ([ˈpje]) 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 39890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peje is recorded at frequency rank #38,868, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpexe]. pie is at rank #1,022, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpje].

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 39890, this pair ranks #162,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peje vs pie

Shared letters: ep. Private to "peje": j. Private to "pie": i.

"peje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pie" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peje ← epje · peej · pejje · pjee · ppeje

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "peje" for "pie" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpexe] versus [ˈpje]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "peje" vs "pie" - which ranks higher?
"pie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,022 in our Spanish list, against #38,868 for "peje". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "peje" and "pie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peje" and "pie" 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 #162,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list