Which to use
“peligroso” and “peligrosos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,842
- “peligroso” frequency rank
- #6,810
- “peligrosos” frequency rank
- 9652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peligroso | peligrosos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que causa daño o perjuicio. :*Sinónimos: dañino, perjudicial, riesgoso | Forma del plural de peligroso. |
Where the eye mixes peligroso and peligrosos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. peligroso 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.
Visual trap between peligroso and peligrosos
A purely visual mix-up. peligroso ([peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]) 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 extra letter(s) - “peligroso” sits inside “peligrosos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peligroso is recorded at frequency rank #2,842, classified as anadj, pronounced [peliˈɣ̞ɾoso]. 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 9652, this pair ranks #301,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peligroso vs peligrosos
Shared letters: egiloprs. Private to "peligroso": -. Private to "peligrosos": -.
"peligroso" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "peligrosos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- peligroso ← epligroso · peilgroso · pelgiroso · peliggroso · peligorso · peligroos · peligrosso · peligrroso
- peligrosos ← epligrosos · peilgrosos · pelgirosos · peliggrosos · peligorsos · peligrooss · peligrososs · peligrossos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peligroso" and "peligrosos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peligroso" or "peligrosos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "peligroso" and "peligrosos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peligroso" 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 #301,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peligroso" and "peligrosos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peligroso vs pelirrojo". 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 #301,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.