Which to use
“pegar” and “pular” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #744
- “pegar” frequency rank
- #6,341
- “pular” frequency rank
- 7085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pegar | pular |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fazer aderir | dar pulos |
Where the eye mixes pegar and pular
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pegar vs pular
A purely visual mix-up. pegar (/pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and pular (/pu.ˈlaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pegar is recorded at frequency rank #744, classified as averb, pronounced /pɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. pular is at rank #6,341, tagged as averb, pronounced /pu.ˈlaɾ/.
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 7085, this pair ranks #67,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pegar vs pular
Shared letters: apr. Private to "pegar": eg. Private to "pular": lu.
"pegar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pular" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pegar" for "pular" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "pegar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pular" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pegar" and "pular" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pilão vs pular". 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 #67,155 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.