Which to use
“sangra” is a verb and “sangría” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,393
- “sangra” frequency rank
- #30,246
- “sangría” frequency rank
- 62639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sangra | sangría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de sangrar. | Acción o efecto de sangrar |
Where the eye mixes sangra and sangría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. sangra runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against sangría's 7 (CVCCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses sangra with sangría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sangra is [ˈsãŋgɾa] while sangría is [sãŋˈgɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62639, 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]. sangría is at rank #30,246, tagged as anoun, pronounced [sãŋˈgɾia].
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 62639, this pair ranks #51,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sangra vs sangría
Shared letters: agnrs. Private to "sangra": -. Private to "sangría": í.
"sangra" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "sangría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sangra ← asngra · sagnra · sangar · sanggra · sanngra · sanrga · snagra · ssangra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sangra" and "sangría" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "sangra" or "sangría" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sangra" and "sangría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sangra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sangría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sangra" and "sangría" 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 #51,335 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.