arepas

/[aˈɾepas]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,427

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

arepas is aSpanishnoun. It means: Forma del plural de arepa. Pronounced [aˈɾepas]. Often confused with arpa and Armas.

Key facts for arepas
PropertyValue
Headwordarepas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɾepas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,427
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arepas is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈɾepas]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,427 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de arepa.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for arepas, with forms such as "aerpas", "areaps", and "arepass". 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, "arpa", "Armas", "Arias", 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 arepas, spelled A-R-E-P-A-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de arepa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aerpas,areaps,arepass,areppas,arepsa,arpeas,arrepas,raepas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arepas

Misspelling Variants of "arepas"

aerpas6areaps6arepass7areppas7arepsa6arpeas6arrepas7raepas6
Misspelling Variants of "arepas"

Frequency rank: #37,427 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arepas"?
"arepas" is spelled A-R-E-P-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾepas].
What does "arepas" mean?
As a noun, "arepas" means: Forma del plural de arepa.
What words are commonly confused with "arepas"?
"arepas" is commonly confused with "arpa", "Armas", "Arias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arepas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arepas" is [aˈɾepas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arepas" come from?
"arepas" 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.