arriesgar

/[arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,306

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

arriesgar is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo. Pronounced [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with arriesgo and arriesgarse.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of arriesgar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arriesgar is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,306 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for arriesgar, with forms such as "ariesgar", "ariresgar", and "arreisgar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is arriesgar, spelled A-R-R-I-E-S-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ariesgar,ariresgar,arreisgar,arriegsar,arriesagr,arriesgarr,arriesggar,arriesgra,arriessgar,arrisegar,rariesgar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arriesgar

Misspelling Variants of "arriesgar"

ariesgar8ariresgar9arreisgar9arriegsar9arriesagr9arriesgarr10arriesggar10arriesgra9
Misspelling Variants of "arriesgar"

Frequency rank: #12,306 in Spanish

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?
"arriesgar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.