arco

/[ˈaɾko]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,609

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

4

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

arco is aSpanishnoun. It means: Arma elaborada a partir de una barra material elástico amarrada por ambos extremos a una cuerda la cual se utiliza para impulsar flechas. Pronounced [ˈaɾko]. It ranks #3,609 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with art and are.

Key facts for arco
PropertyValue
Headwordarco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈaɾko]
Letters4
Frequency rank#3,609
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arco is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaɾko]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,609 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 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 arco, with forms such as "arcco", "aroc", and "arrco". 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 arco, spelled A-R-C-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arma elaborada a partir de una barra material elástico amarrada por ambos extremos a una cuerda la cual se utiliza para impulsar flechas.
  2. 2
    Sección continua de una curva.
  3. 3
    Elemento que permite sustentar el peso de una construcción sobre un hueco practicado en un muro o sobre columnas exentas.
  4. 4
    Descarga eléctrica que se forma entre dos electrodos colocados en una atmósfera gaseosa.
  5. 5
    Vara utilizada para frotar de los instrumentos musicales de cuerda.
  6. 6
    Portería.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arcco,aroc,arrco,raco

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arco

Misspelling Variants of "arco"

arcco5aroc4arrco5raco4
Misspelling Variants of "arco"

Frequency rank: #3,609 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arco"?
"arco" is spelled A-R-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾko].
What does "arco" mean?
As a noun, "arco" means: Arma elaborada a partir de una barra material elástico amarrada por ambos extremos a una cuerda la cual se utiliza para impulsar flechas.
What words are commonly confused with "arco"?
"arco" 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 "arco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arco" is [ˈaɾko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arco" come from?
"arco" 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.