arriesgar

[arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“arriesgar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,306
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arriesgar · arriesgar · Spanish

arriesgar · rank #12,306 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,306
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arqueología

Nearest frequency peer: arqueología (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “arriesgar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “arriesgar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arriesgar vs arriesgo
78% similar
arriesgar vs arriesgarse
82% similar
arriesgar vs arriesgaría
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arriesgar
PropertyValue
Headwordarriesgar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,306
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arriesgar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arriesgarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “arqueología” (#12,305), “articulación” (#12,307), “arca” (#12,304). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arriesgar” va en #12,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around arriesgar (IPA [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,306 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for arriesgar, with forms such as "ariesgar", "ariresgar", and "arreisgar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "arriesgo", "arriesgarse", "arriesgaría", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is arriesgar, spelled A-R-R-I-E-S-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo.

Synonyms

arriscar

This word in other languages

risk(English)risquer(Français)wagen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ariesgar
  • ariresgar
  • arreisgar
  • arriegsar
  • arriesagr
  • arriesgarr
  • arriesggar
  • arriesgra
  • arriessgar
  • arrisegar
  • rariesgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arriesgar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ariesgar1ariresgar2arreisgar2arriegsar2arriesagr2arriesgarr1arriesggar1arriesgra2
Edit distance from "arriesgar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arriesgar"?
"arriesgar" is spelled A-R-R-I-E-S-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "arriesgar" mean?
As a verb, "arriesgar" means: Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo.
What words are commonly confused with "arriesgar"?
"arriesgar" is commonly confused with "arriesgo", "arriesgarse", "arriesgaría". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arriesgar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arriesgar" is [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arriesgar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arriesgar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

apuntando#12,302buenísimo#12,312búsquedas#12,314cancelado#12,320

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

caminata11 variantscampeona11 variantsvampiro11 variantsteóricos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list