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“peligrosas” and “peligrosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,689
- “peligrosas” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “peligrosos” frequency rank
- 15499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peligrosas | peligrosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de peligroso. | Forma del plural de peligroso. |
Where the eye mixes peligrosas and peligrosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. peligrosas and peligrosos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: peligrosas vs peligrosos
A purely visual mix-up. peligrosas ([peliˈɣ̞ɾosas]) 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 a single letter - a in “peligrosas” becomes o in “peligrosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peligrosas is recorded at frequency rank #8,689, classified as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾosas]. 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 15499, this pair ranks #279,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peligrosas vs peligrosos
Shared letters: egiloprs. Private to "peligrosas": a. Private to "peligrosos": -.
"peligrosas" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "peligrosos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peligrosas ← epligrosas · peilgrosas · pelgirosas · peliggrosas · peligorsas · peligroass · peligrosass · peligrossas
- peligrosos ← epligrosos · peilgrosos · pelgirosos · peliggrosos · peligorsos · peligrooss · peligrososs · peligrossos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peligrosas" and "peligrosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "peligrosas" or "peligrosos"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "peligrosas" 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 #279,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peligrosas" and "peligrosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peligros vs peligrosas". 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 #279,894 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.