arán

[aˈɾãn]

/[aˈɾãn]/ noun

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The verdict

“arán” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #70,005 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,005
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Prunus spinosa) Árbol o arbusto pequeño, estrechamente emparentado con el ciruelo, de corteza oscura y ramaje espinoso, nativo de Europa y el occidente asiático. Florece tempranamente, mostrando f...

Corpus desk

Index ES-aran · arán · Spanish

arán · rank #70,005 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,005
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arácnido

Nearest frequency peer: arácnido (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “arán”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “arán” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arán
PropertyValue
Headwordarán
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɾãn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#70,005
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arán” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).aráncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arácnido” (#70,004), “asimilan” (#70,006), “aspersión” (#70,007). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arán” va en #70,005. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arán is uncommon Spanish at frequency #70,005 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈɾãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for arán, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is arán, spelled A-R-Á-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Prunus spinosa) Árbol o arbusto pequeño, estrechamente emparentado con el ciruelo, de corteza oscura y ramaje espinoso, nativo de Europa y el occidente asiático. Florece tempranamente, mostrando flores blancas muy fragantes, y fructifica produciendo una drupa, la endrina, de la que se elaboran conservas y licores. Se emplea también para setos perimetrales por sus fuertes aguijones.
  2. 2
    (Prunus domestica subsp. insititia) Frutal de hueso que produce unas ciruelas comestibles, es una subespecie del ciruelo europeo.
  3. 3
    Fruto del arán_(1,2).

Synonyms

arañónendrinoarañónciruelo silvestreendrino mayorendrinaarañón

This word in other languages

sloe(English)prunellier(Français)Schlehe(Deutsch)

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 "arán"?
"arán" is spelled A-R-Á-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾãn].
What does "arán" mean?
As a noun, "arán" means: (Prunus spinosa) Árbol o arbusto pequeño, estrechamente emparentado con el ciruelo, de corteza oscura y ramaje espinoso, nativo de Europa y el occidente asiático. Florece tempranamente, mostrando f...
How do you pronounce "arán"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arán" is [aˈɾãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arán" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bida#70,041Alea#69,963Abia#69,920cian#70,094

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list