Which to use
“arraigned” and “arranged” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,125
- “arraigned” frequency rank
- #4,208
- “arranged” frequency rank
- 44333
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arraigned | arranged |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of arraign | simple past and past participle of arrange |
Where the eye mixes arraigned and arranged
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arraigned runs 9 letters (VCCVVCCVC) against arranged's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arraigned with arranged
A purely visual mix-up. arraigned (/əˈɹeɪnd/) and arranged (/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/) 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 44333, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arraigned is recorded at frequency rank #40,125, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd/. arranged is at rank #4,208, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/.
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 44333, this pair ranks #231,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arraigned vs arranged
Shared letters: adegnr. Private to "arraigned": i. Private to "arranged": -.
"arraigned" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCCVC · "arranged" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arraigned" for "arranged" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arraigned" or "arranged"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arraigned" and "arranged" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arraigned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arranged" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,620 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arraigned" and "arranged" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arranged vs arrayed". 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 #231,620 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.