pedirávspeligraWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pedirá” and “peligra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,412
“pedirá” frequency rank
#42,067
“peligra” frequency rank
58479
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pedirá peligra
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de pedir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de peligrar.

Where the eye mixes pedirá and peligra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. pedirá runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against peligra's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
pedirá
7 ch
peligra

Visual trap between pedirá and peligra

A purely visual mix-up. pedirá ([peð̞iˈɾa]) and peligra ([peˈliɣ̞ɾa]) 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 58479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pedirá is recorded at frequency rank #16,412, classified as averb, pronounced [peð̞iˈɾa]. peligra is at rank #42,067, tagged as averb, pronounced [peˈliɣ̞ɾa].

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 58479, this pair ranks #66,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pedirá vs peligra

Shared letters: eipr. Private to "pedirá": dá. Private to "peligra": agl.

"pedirá" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "peligra" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peligra ← epligra · peilgra · pelgira · peligar · peliggra · pelirga · pelligra · pleigra

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pedirá" and "peligra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peð̞iˈɾa] versus [peˈliɣ̞ɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "pedirá" or "peligra" show up more?
"pedirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,412 in our Spanish list, against #42,067 for "peligra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pedirá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peligra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #66,312 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pedirá" and "peligra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peligra vs peligrar". 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 #66,312 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