arca

/[ˈaɾka]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,304

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

arca is aSpanishnoun. It means: Caja que puede tener distintos tamaños, generalmente de madera, cuya tapa se asegura con bisagras por uno de sus lados y que suele cerrarse con cerradura y candado. Suele estar muy ornamentada y a ... Pronounced [ˈaɾka]. Often confused with art and are.

Key facts for arca
PropertyValue
Headwordarca
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɾka]
Letters4
Frequency rank#12,304
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of arca in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arca is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾka]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,304 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 4 documented wrong-spelling variants for arca, with forms such as "arac", "arcca", and "arrca". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "art", "are", "aro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is arca, spelled A-R-C-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caja que puede tener distintos tamaños, generalmente de madera, cuya tapa se asegura con bisagras por uno de sus lados y que suele cerrarse con cerradura y candado. Suele estar muy ornamentada y a veces reposa sobre un pequeño podium.
  2. 2
    Caja pequeña destinada a proteger de un robo el dinero y los objetos de valor.
  3. 3
    Un tipo de embarcación.
  4. 4
    Depósito generalmente construido en piedra, donde se reciben las aguas que desde allí se distribuyen por una localidad.
  5. 5
    Hueco debajo del brazo y junto al tórax.
  6. 6
    Caja de madera para enterrar a un muerto.
  7. 7
    Horno de las fábricas de vidrio.
  8. 8
    Pieza destinada a contener reliquias, ricamente ornada y construida con forma de casa o templo.
  9. 9
    Cualquier caja o cofre donde se guardaba ropa, dinero u otros objetos. A veces hacía de caja fuerte.
  10. 10
    Caja simple donde se depositaban los restos de las personas pobres que no podían comprar un ataúd.
  11. 11
    Caja de madera cuadrada sin tapa ni fondo que se usaba para echar los cimientos bajo el agua.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arac,arcca,arrca,raca

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arca

Misspelling Variants of "arca"

arac4arcca5arrca5raca4
Misspelling Variants of "arca"

Frequency rank: #12,304 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arca"?
"arca" is spelled A-R-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾka].
What does "arca" mean?
As a noun, "arca" means: Caja que puede tener distintos tamaños, generalmente de madera, cuya tapa se asegura con bisagras por uno de sus lados y que suele cerrarse con cerradura y candado. Suele estar muy ornamentada y a ...
What words are commonly confused with "arca"?
"arca" is commonly confused with "art", "are", "aro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arca"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arca" is [ˈaɾka]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arca" come from?
"arca" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.