arder

[aɾˈð̞eɾ]

/[aɾˈð̞eɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“arder” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,441. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,441
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Estar encendido algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arder · arder · Spanish

arder · rank #18,441 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,441
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aprendimos

Nearest frequency peer: aprendimos (-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 “arder”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arder” 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).

arder vs are
60% similar
arder vs arte
60% similar
arder vs ayer
60% similar

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

Key facts for arder
PropertyValue
Headwordarder
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aɾˈð̞eɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,441
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arder”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ardercae 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 “aprendimos” (#18,440), “army” (#18,442), “apostólica” (#18,439). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arder” va en #18,441. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around arder (IPA [aɾˈð̞eɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,441 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for arder, with forms such as "adrer", "ardder", and "arderr". 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, "are", "arte", "ayer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is arder, spelled A-R-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Estar encendido algo.
  2. 2
    Estar muy agitado o poseído por una pasión, sentimiento, o emoción.
  3. 3
    Abrasarse, quemarse, incendiarse, despedir fuego; consumirse en él; hablando de cosas y de personas.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how arder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tras haber afianzado perfectamente mi casa ahora ardía en deseos de explorar la isla más a fondo para ver qué podía descubrir.

This word in other languages

burn(English)brûler(Français)arder(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • adrer
  • ardder
  • arderr
  • ardre
  • aredr
  • arrder
  • rader

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

adrer2ardder1arderr1ardre2aredr2arrder1rader2
Edit distance from "arder"

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 "arder"?
"arder" is spelled A-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aɾˈð̞eɾ].
What does "arder" mean?
As a verb, "arder" means: Estar encendido algo.
What words are commonly confused with "arder"?
"arder" is commonly confused with "are", "arte", "ayer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arder" is [aɾˈð̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arder" come from?
"arder" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

alega#18,434batir#18,455abría#18,426Blair#18,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Agüero7 variantstopic7 variantssubía7 variantsCorán7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list