peligroso

/[peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,842

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

peligroso is anSpanishadj. It means: Que causa daño o perjuicio. :*Sinónimos: dañino, perjudicial, riesgoso Pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]. It ranks #2,842 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with pelirrojo and peligrosos.

Key facts for peligroso
PropertyValue
Headwordpeligroso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,842
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for peligroso is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,842 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for peligroso, with forms such as "epligroso", "peilgroso", and "pelgiroso". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "pelirrojo", "peligrosos", "peligro", 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 peligroso, spelled P-E-L-I-G-R-O-S-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que causa daño o perjuicio. :*Sinónimos: dañino, perjudicial, riesgoso
  2. 2
    Que implica el riesgo de un daño o perjuicio, que implica peligro. :*Sinónimos: aventurado, arriesgado
  3. 3
    Dicho de una persona, que posee malas intenciones o agresividad, que atenta contra la seguridad o integridad de otros.
  4. 4
    Dicho de un animal, extremadamente agresivo y que puede atacar y causar daños severos.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epligroso,peilgroso,pelgiroso,peliggroso,peligorso,peligroos,peligrosso,peligrroso,peligrsoo,pelirgoso,pelligroso,pleigroso,ppeligroso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for peligroso

Misspelling Variants of "peligroso"

epligroso9peilgroso9pelgiroso9peliggroso10peligorso9peligroos9peligrosso10peligrroso10
Misspelling Variants of "peligroso"

Frequency rank: #2,842 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peligroso"?
"peligroso" is spelled P-E-L-I-G-R-O-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso].
What does "peligroso" mean?
As an adj, "peligroso" means: Que causa daño o perjuicio. :*Sinónimos: dañino, perjudicial, riesgoso
What words are commonly confused with "peligroso"?
"peligroso" is commonly confused with "pelirrojo", "peligrosos", "peligro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "peligroso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peligroso" is [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "peligroso" come from?
"peligroso" 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.