Which to use
“sangra” and “sangrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,393
- “sangra” frequency rank
- #28,557
- “sangrar” frequency rank
- 60950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sangra | sangrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sangrar. | Echar sangre. |
Where the eye mixes sangra and sangrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sangra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against sangrar's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sangra vs sangrar
A purely visual mix-up. sangra ([ˈsãŋgɾa]) and sangrar ([sãŋˈgɾaɾ]) 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) - “sangra” sits inside “sangrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sangra is recorded at frequency rank #32,393, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsãŋgɾa]. sangrar is at rank #28,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [sãŋˈgɾaɾ].
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 60950, this pair ranks #57,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sangra vs sangrar
Shared letters: agnrs. Private to "sangra": -. Private to "sangrar": -.
"sangra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "sangrar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sangra" and "sangrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sangra" or "sangrar"?
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 "sangra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sangrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sangra" and "sangrar" 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 #57,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.