Which to use
“sangre” and “sangría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #868
- “sangre” frequency rank
- #30,246
- “sangría” frequency rank
- 31114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sangre | sangría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Líquido rojo viscoso que circula por venas y arterias de los animales superiores, llevando el oxígeno a las células del cuerpo. | Acción o efecto de sangrar |
Where the eye mixes sangre and sangría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sangre 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.
Visual trap between sangre and sangría
A purely visual mix-up. sangre ([ˈsãŋgɾe]) and sangría ([sãŋˈgɾia]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sangre is recorded at frequency rank #868, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsãŋgɾe]. 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 31114, this pair ranks #208,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sangre vs sangría
Shared letters: agnrs. Private to "sangre": e. Private to "sangría": í.
"sangre" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "sangría" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sangre ← asngre · sagnre · sanger · sanggre · sangrre · sanngre · sanrge · snagre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sangre" and "sangría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sangre" vs "sangría" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sangre" and "sangría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sangre" 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 #208,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sangre" and "sangría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sangría vs santería". 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 #208,712 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.