Which to use
“arriesgado” and “arriesgan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,280
- “arriesgado” frequency rank
- #29,042
- “arriesgan” frequency rank
- 44322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriesgado | arriesgan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de arriesgar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arriesgar o de arriesgarse. |
Where the eye mixes arriesgado and arriesgan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arriesgado with arriesgan
A purely visual mix-up. arriesgado ([arjesˈɣ̞að̞o]) and arriesgan ([aˈrjesɣ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriesgado is recorded at frequency rank #15,280, classified as averb, pronounced [arjesˈɣ̞að̞o]. arriesgan is at rank #29,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈrjesɣ̞ãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 44322, this pair ranks #137,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriesgado vs arriesgan
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "arriesgado": do. Private to "arriesgan": n.
"arriesgado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCV · "arriesgan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arriesgado ← ariesgado · ariresgado · arreisgado · arriegsado · arriesagdo · arriesgaddo · arriesgaod · arriesgdao
- arriesgan ← ariesgan · ariresgan · arreisgan · arriegsan · arriesagn · arriesgann · arriesggan · arriesgna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arriesgado" and "arriesgan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arriesgado" vs "arriesgan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arriesgado" and "arriesgan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arriesgado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arriesgan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriesgado" and "arriesgan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriesgan vs arriesgo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #137,711 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.