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“sangrientas” and “sangrientos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,392
“sangrientas” frequency rank
#28,558
“sangrientos” frequency rank
57950
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sangrientas sangrientos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de sangriento. Forma del masculino plural de sangriento.

Where the eye mixes sangrientas and sangrientos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.

11 ch
sangrientas
11 ch
sangrientos

Look-alike desk: sangrientas vs sangrientos

A purely visual mix-up. sangrientas ([sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪as]) and sangrientos ([sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪os]) 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 a single letter - a in “sangrientas” becomes o in “sangrientos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sangrientas is recorded at frequency rank #29,392, classified as anadj, pronounced [sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪as]. sangrientos is at rank #28,558, tagged as anadj, pronounced [sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪os].

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 57950, this pair ranks #68,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sangrientas vs sangrientos

Shared letters: aeginrst. Private to "sangrientas": -. Private to "sangrientos": o.

"sangrientas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC  ·  "sangrientos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sangrientasasngrientas · sagnrientas · sanggrientas · sangirentas · sangreintas · sangrienats · sangrienntas · sangrientass
  • sangrientosasngrientos · sagnrientos · sanggrientos · sangirentos · sangreintos · sangrienntos · sangrienots · sangrientoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sangrientas" for "sangrientos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪as] versus [sãŋˈgɾjẽn̪t̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sangrientas" or "sangrientos"?
"sangrientos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,558 in our Spanish list, against #29,392 for "sangrientas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sangrientas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sangrientos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sangrientas" and "sangrientos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sangrientas vs sangriento". 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 #68,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list