Which to use
“sang” and “sangra” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,613
- “sang” frequency rank
- #32,393
- “sangra” frequency rank
- 59006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sang | sangra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona de singular del pasado de singen. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sangrar. |
Where the eye mixes sang and sangra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sang runs 4 letters (CVCC) against sangra's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sang and sangra
A purely visual mix-up. sang ([zaŋ]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “sang” sits inside “sangra”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sang is recorded at frequency rank #26,613, classified as averb, pronounced [zaŋ]. 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 59006, this pair ranks #64,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sang vs sangra
Shared letters: agns. Private to "sang": -. Private to "sangra": r.
"sang" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sangra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sang" and "sangra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sang" or "sangra" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sang" 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 #64,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sang" 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 #64,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.