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“arriesgar” and “arriesgaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,306
- “arriesgar” frequency rank
- #48,819
- “arriesgaría” frequency rank
- 61125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arriesgar | arriesgaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner en peligro o exponer a un riesgo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de arriesgar o de arriesgarse. |
Where the eye mixes arriesgar and arriesgaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arriesgar vs arriesgaría
A purely visual mix-up. arriesgar ([arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]) and arriesgaría ([arjesɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “arriesgar” sits inside “arriesgaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arriesgar is recorded at frequency rank #12,306, classified as averb, pronounced [arjesˈɣ̞aɾ]. arriesgaría is at rank #48,819, tagged as averb, pronounced [arjesɣ̞aˈɾia].
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 61125, this pair ranks #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arriesgar vs arriesgaría
Shared letters: aegirs. Private to "arriesgar": -. Private to "arriesgaría": í.
"arriesgar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "arriesgaría" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arriesgar ← ariesgar · ariresgar · arreisgar · arriegsar · arriesagr · arriesgarr · arriesggar · arriesgra
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "arriesgar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arriesgaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arriesgar" and "arriesgaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arriesgada 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 #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.