Which to use
“peligrosa” and “peligrosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,768
- “peligrosa” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “peligrosos” frequency rank
- 12578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peligrosa | peligrosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de peligroso. | Forma del plural de peligroso. |
Where the eye mixes peligrosa and peligrosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. peligrosa runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against peligrosos's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peligrosa with peligrosos
A purely visual mix-up. peligrosa ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosa]) and peligrosos ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosos]) 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 12578, 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]. peligrosos is at rank #6,810, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾosos].
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 12578, this pair ranks #291,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peligrosa vs peligrosos
Shared letters: egiloprs. Private to "peligrosa": a. Private to "peligrosos": -.
"peligrosa" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "peligrosos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peligrosa ← epligrosa · peilgrosa · pelgirosa · peliggrosa · peligorsa · peligroas · peligrossa · peligrrosa
- peligrosos ← epligrosos · peilgrosos · pelgirosos · peliggrosos · peligorsos · peligrooss · peligrososs · peligrossos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peligrosa" and "peligrosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peligrosa" or "peligrosos"?
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 "peligrosos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peligrosa" and "peligrosos" 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 #291,033 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.