Which to use
“peligrosa” and “peligroso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,768
- “peligrosa” frequency rank
- #2,842
- “peligroso” frequency rank
- 8610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peligrosa | peligroso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de peligroso. | Que causa daño o perjuicio. :*Sinónimos: dañino, perjudicial, riesgoso |
Where the eye mixes peligrosa and peligroso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. peligrosa and peligroso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between peligrosa and peligroso
A purely visual mix-up. peligrosa ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosa]) and peligroso ([peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]) 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 a single letter - a in “peligrosa” becomes o in “peligroso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8610, 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]. peligroso is at rank #2,842, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso].
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 8610, this pair ranks #304,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peligrosa vs peligroso
Shared letters: egiloprs. Private to "peligrosa": a. Private to "peligroso": -.
"peligrosa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "peligroso" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peligrosa" and "peligroso" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peligrosa" or "peligroso"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "peligrosa" and "peligroso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peligrosa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peligroso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peligrosa" and "peligroso" 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 #304,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.