jugar con fuego
[xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõɱ ˈfweɣ̞o]
The verdict
“jugar con fuego” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer cosas que pueden ocasionar desgracias, calamidades o traer malas consecuencias para quien ejecuta estas acciones.
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Index ES-jugar-con-fuego · jugar con fuego · Spanish
jugar con fuego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 fuego |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõɱ ˈfweɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jugar con fuego” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jugar con fuego is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [xuˈɣ̞aɾ kõɱ ˈfweɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hacer cosas que pueden ocasionar desgracias, calamidades o traer malas consecuencias para quien ejecuta estas acciones.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jugar con fuego in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is jugar con fuego, spelled J-U-G-A-R- -C-O-N- -F-U-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1Hacer cosas que pueden ocasionar desgracias, calamidades o traer malas consecuencias para quien ejecuta estas acciones.
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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.