arriesgarvsarriesgaríaConfusable pair

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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.

9 ch
arriesgar
11 ch
arriesgaría

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

  • arriesgarariesgar · ariresgar · arreisgar · arriegsar · arriesagr · arriesgarr · arriesggar · arriesgra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "arriesgar" and "arriesgaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([arjesˈɣ̞aɾ] versus [arjesɣ̞aˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arriesgar" or "arriesgaría" show up more?
"arriesgar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,306 in our Spanish list, against #48,819 for "arriesgaría". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list