Which to use
“arriesgan” and “arriesgar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,042
- “arriesgan” frequency rank
- #12,306
- “arriesgar” frequency rank
- 41348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriesgan | arriesgar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arriesgar o de arriesgarse. | Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo. |
Where the eye mixes arriesgan and arriesgar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arriesgan and arriesgar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between arriesgan and arriesgar
A purely visual mix-up. arriesgan ([aˈrjesɣ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “arriesgan” becomes r in “arriesgar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriesgan is recorded at frequency rank #29,042, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈrjesɣ̞ãn]. 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 41348, this pair ranks #154,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arriesgan vs arriesgar
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "arriesgan": n. Private to "arriesgar": -.
"arriesgan" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "arriesgar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arriesgan" and "arriesgar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arriesgan" vs "arriesgar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arriesgan" and "arriesgar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arriesgan" 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 #154,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriesgan" and "arriesgar" 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 #154,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.