Which to use
“arriesgado” and “arriesgar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,280
- “arriesgado” frequency rank
- #12,306
- “arriesgar” frequency rank
- 27586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriesgado | arriesgar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de arriesgar. | Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo. |
Where the eye mixes arriesgado and arriesgar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arriesgado runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCVCV) against arriesgar's 9 (VCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arriesgado vs arriesgar
A purely visual mix-up. arriesgado ([arjesˈɣ̞að̞o]) and arriesgar ([arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 27586, 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]. arriesgar is at rank #12,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 27586, this pair ranks #226,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriesgado vs arriesgar
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "arriesgado": do. Private to "arriesgar": -.
"arriesgado" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCV · "arriesgar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arriesgado ← ariesgado · ariresgado · arreisgado · arriegsado · arriesagdo · arriesgaddo · arriesgaod · arriesgdao
- arriesgar ← ariesgar · ariresgar · arreisgar · arriegsar · arriesagr · arriesgarr · arriesggar · arriesgra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arriesgado" for "arriesgar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arriesgado" vs "arriesgar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arriesgado" and "arriesgar" 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 "arriesgar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #226,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriesgado" and "arriesgar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriesgar vs arriesgaría". 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 #226,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.