peligro

/[peˈliɣ̞ɾo]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,327

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

peligro is aSpanishnoun. It means: Lo que puede causar un daño. Pronounced [peˈliɣ̞ɾo]. It ranks #1,327 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with peligros and peligroso.

Key facts for peligro
PropertyValue
Headwordpeligro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peˈliɣ̞ɾo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,327
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for peligro is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peˈliɣ̞ɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,327 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for peligro, with forms such as "epligro", "peilgro", and "pelgiro". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "peligros", "peligroso", "peligrosa", 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 peligro, spelled P-E-L-I-G-R-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lo que puede causar un daño.
  2. 2
    Situación en la que puede suceder una desgracia.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epligro,peilgro,pelgiro,peliggro,peligor,peligrro,pelirgo,pelligro,pleigro,ppeligro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peligro

Misspelling Variants of "peligro"

epligro7peilgro7pelgiro7peliggro8peligor7peligrro8pelirgo7pelligro8
Misspelling Variants of "peligro"

Frequency rank: #1,327 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peligro"?
"peligro" is spelled P-E-L-I-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peˈliɣ̞ɾo].
What does "peligro" mean?
As a noun, "peligro" means: Lo que puede causar un daño.
What words are commonly confused with "peligro"?
"peligro" is commonly confused with "peligros", "peligroso", "peligrosa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peligro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peligro" is [peˈliɣ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peligro" come from?
"peligro" 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.