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“peligrosa” and “peligrosas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,768
- “peligrosa” frequency rank
- #8,689
- “peligrosas” frequency rank
- 14457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peligrosa | peligrosas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de peligroso. | Forma del femenino plural de peligroso. |
Where the eye mixes peligrosa and peligrosas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. peligrosa runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against peligrosas's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: peligrosa vs peligrosas
A purely visual mix-up. peligrosa ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosa]) and peligrosas ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosas]) 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) - “peligrosa” sits inside “peligrosas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peligrosa is recorded at frequency rank #5,768, classified as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾosa]. peligrosas is at rank #8,689, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾosas].
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 14457, this pair ranks #284,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peligrosa vs peligrosas
Shared letters: aegiloprs. Private to "peligrosa": -. Private to "peligrosas": -.
"peligrosa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "peligrosas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peligrosa ← epligrosa · peilgrosa · pelgirosa · peliggrosa · peligorsa · peligroas · peligrossa · peligrrosa
- peligrosas ← epligrosas · peilgrosas · pelgirosas · peliggrosas · peligorsas · peligroass · peligrosass · peligrossas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peligrosa" for "peligrosas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peligrosa" or "peligrosas"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "peligrosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peligrosas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peligrosa" and "peligrosas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peligra vs peligrosa". 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 #284,037 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.