# arco

> English word · Adverb · frequency rank #49,190

## Definitions
1. A note in string instrument musical notation indicating that the bow is to be used in the usual way, usually following a passage that is played pizzicato.

## Etymology
From Italian arco (“bow”). Doublet of arch and arc.

## Easily confused with
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-are)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-art)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arm)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-ark)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-ari)
- **ard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-ard)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arr)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arg)
- **asc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-asc)
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-ato)
- **ASO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-aso)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-aro)
- **arf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arf)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arp)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arn)
- **AUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-auc)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-area)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-army)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arms)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arts)

## Common misspellings (4)
`arcco`, `aroc`, `arrco`, `raco`

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