Which to use
“sacará” and “sangra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,857
- “sacará” frequency rank
- #32,393
- “sangra” frequency rank
- 55250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sacará | sangra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de sacar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sangrar. |
Where the eye mixes sacará and sangra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sacará (CVCVCV) and sangra (CVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sacará vs sangra
A purely visual mix-up. sacará ([sakaˈɾa]) and sangra ([ˈsãŋgɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sacará is recorded at frequency rank #22,857, classified as averb, pronounced [sakaˈɾa]. sangra is at rank #32,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsãŋgɾa].
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 55250, this pair ranks #79,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sacará vs sangra
Shared letters: ars. Private to "sacará": cá. Private to "sangra": gn.
"sacará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "sangra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sangra ← asngra · sagnra · sangar · sanggra · sanngra · sanrga · snagra · ssangra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sacará" for "sangra" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sacará" or "sangra" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sacará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sangra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sacará" and "sangra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sangra vs sangran". 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 #79,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.