peligravspeligrarTell them apart

Which to use

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

#42,067
“peligra” frequency rank
#39,912
“peligrar” frequency rank
81979
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peligra peligrar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de peligrar. Ser o vivir con un peligro, arriscarse.

Where the eye mixes peligra and peligrar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
peligra
8 ch
peligrar

Visual trap between peligra and peligrar

A purely visual mix-up. peligra ([peˈliɣ̞ɾa]) and peligrar ([peliˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “peligra” sits inside “peligrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81979, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peligra is recorded at frequency rank #42,067, classified as averb, pronounced [peˈliɣ̞ɾa]. peligrar is at rank #39,912, tagged as averb, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾaɾ].

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 81979, this pair ranks #9,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of peligra vs peligrar

Shared letters: aegilpr. Private to "peligra": -. Private to "peligrar": -.

"peligra" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "peligrar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peligraepligra · peilgra · pelgira · peligar · peliggra · pelirga · pelligra · pleigra
  • peligrarepligrar · peilgrar · pelgirar · peligarr · peliggrar · peligrarr · peligrra · peligrrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "peligra" and "peligrar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peˈliɣ̞ɾa] versus [peliˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peligra" or "peligrar"?
"peligrar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #39,912 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "peligra" and "peligrar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peligra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peligrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #9,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peligra" and "peligrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedirá vs peligra". 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 #9,740 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