arado

[aˈɾað̞o]

/[aˈɾað̞o]/ noun

The verdict

“arado” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,080
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arado · arado · Spanish

arado · rank #32,080 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,080
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apreciarse

Nearest frequency peer: apreciarse (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “arado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “arado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

arado vs aro
60% similar
arado vs arco
60% similar
arado vs arde
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for arado
PropertyValue
Headwordarado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɾað̞o]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,080
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).aradocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apreciarse” (#32,079), “arcaica” (#32,081), “aposentos” (#32,077). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arado” va en #32,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around arado (IPA [aˈɾað̞o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,080 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for arado, with forms such as "aardo", "araddo", and "araod". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aro", "arco", "arde", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is arado, spelled A-R-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, diversos instrumentos de labranza que se utilizan para preparar el suelo antes de un cultivo.
  3. 3
    Labor o vuelta que se da a la tierra con el arado₁.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aardo
  • araddo
  • araod
  • ardao
  • arrado
  • raado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arado - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aardo2araddo1araod2ardao2arrado1raado2
Edit distance from "arado"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arado"?
"arado" is spelled A-R-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾað̞o].
What does "arado" mean?
As a noun, "arado" means: Instrumento agrícola formado básicamente por una pieza afilada o reja y una pieza que permite su tracción por animales o máquinas. Se emplea para abrir surcos en la tierra.
What words are commonly confused with "arado"?
"arado" is commonly confused with "aro", "arco", "arde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arado" is [aˈɾað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arado" come from?
"arado" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list