# arent vs arrest

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### arent
*adjective · IPA /ˈɑːɹɛnt/ · frequency rank #14,465*
Drying out, parching, withering.

### arrest
*noun · IPA /əˈɹɛst/ · frequency rank #2,713*
A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arent-vs-arrest