Which to use
“arrange” and “arranges” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,095
- “arrange” frequency rank
- #32,681
- “arranges” frequency rank
- 39776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrange | arranges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement. | third-person singular simple present indicative of arrange |
Where the eye mixes arrange and arranges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrange runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against arranges's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between arrange and arranges
A purely visual mix-up. arrange (/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/) and arranges (/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “arrange” sits inside “arranges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrange is recorded at frequency rank #7,095, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/. arranges is at rank #32,681, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒɪz/.
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 39776, this pair ranks #273,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrange vs arranges
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "arrange": -. Private to "arranges": s.
"arrange" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arranges" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrange" and "arranges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "arrange" or "arranges"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arranges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,607 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrange" and "arranges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arranger vs arranges". 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 #273,607 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.