arda

[ˈaɾð̞a]

/[ˈaɾð̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“arda” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #35,876) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#35,876
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arder.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arda · arda · Spanish

arda · rank #35,876 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,876
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH archivar

Nearest frequency peer: archivar (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “arda”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “arda” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

arda vs art
50% similar
arda vs are
50% similar
arda vs aro
50% similar

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

Key facts for arda
PropertyValue
Headwordarda
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaɾð̞a]
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,876
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “arda”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “archivar” (#35,875), “Argos” (#35,877), “apuntaban” (#35,874). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arda” va en #35,876. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for arda is neighbouring look-alikes ("art", "are", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈaɾð̞a]. Frequency #35,876 among 7,704 “A” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for arda, with forms such as "adra", "arad", and "ardda". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "art", "are", "aro", 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 arda, spelled A-R-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arder.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de arder.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de arder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adra
  • arad
  • ardda
  • arrda

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arda - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

adra2arad2ardda1arrda1
Edit distance from "arda"

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 "arda"?
"arda" is spelled A-R-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaɾð̞a].
What does "arda" mean?
As a verb, "arda" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arder.
What words are commonly confused with "arda"?
"arda" 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 "arda"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arda" is [ˈaɾð̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arda" come from?
"arda" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Atea#35,886cari#35,929vudú#35,823chas#35,938

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list