jugar con candela
[xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõŋ kãn̪ˈd̪ela]
The verdict
“jugar con candela” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer cosas extremadamente peligrosas o cometer imprudencias graves que pueden poner en riesgo la vida o la integridad física.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jugar-con-candela · jugar con candela · Spanish
jugar con candela · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jugar con candela |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõŋ kãn̪ˈd̪ela] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jugar con candela” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jugar con candela is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõŋ kãn̪ˈd̪ela]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer cosas extremadamente peligrosas o cometer imprudencias graves que pueden poner en riesgo la vida o la integridad física.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jugar con candela, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is jugar con candela, spelled J-U-G-A-R- -C-O-N- -C-A-N-D-E-L-A.
Definition
- 1Hacer cosas extremadamente peligrosas o cometer imprudencias graves que pueden poner en riesgo la vida o la integridad física.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jugar con candela appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Muchacha, cómo se te ocurre andar sacándole fiesta a los muchachos sabiendo lo celoso y posesivo que es tu novio, estás jugando con candela
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.