arrancar

/[arãŋˈkaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,820

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

arrancar is aSpanishverb. It means: Superar a un rival en una contienda Pronounced [arãŋˈkaɾ]. It ranks #7,820 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with arranco and arrasar.

Key facts for arrancar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrancar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[arãŋˈkaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,820
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arrancar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [arãŋˈkaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,820 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for arrancar, with forms such as "arancar", "ararncar", and "arracnar". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arranco", "arrasar", "atracar", 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 arrancar, spelled A-R-R-A-N-C-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Superar a un rival en una contienda
  2. 2
    Atacar violentamente
  3. 3
    Sacar de raíz
  4. 4
    Por extensión, desprender violentamente una parte de un todo
  5. 5
    Por extensión, apoderarse violentamente de algo que otro ase o sujeta
  6. 6
    Por extensión, obtener de alguien algo de lo que aquél no deseaba desprenderse
  7. 7
    Echar flema por la boca
  8. 8
    Por extensión, hacer salir alguna otra cosa de la boca, como el aliento o la voz
  9. 9
    Comenzar la construcción de un arco
  10. 10
    Tirar de un cabo a la leva
  11. 11
    Imprimir mayor velocidad a una embarcación
  12. 12
    Largar el ancla el fondo o desprenderse de éste la uña

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arancar,ararncar,arracnar,arranacr,arrancarr,arranccar,arrancra,arranncar,arrnacar,rarancar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arrancar

Misspelling Variants of "arrancar"

arancar7ararncar8arracnar8arranacr8arrancarr9arranccar9arrancra8arranncar9
Misspelling Variants of "arrancar"

Frequency rank: #7,820 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arrancar"?
"arrancar" is spelled A-R-R-A-N-C-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [arãŋˈkaɾ].
What does "arrancar" mean?
As a verb, "arrancar" means: Superar a un rival en una contienda
What words are commonly confused with "arrancar"?
"arrancar" is commonly confused with "arranco", "arrasar", "atracar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrancar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrancar" is [arãŋˈkaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrancar" come from?
"arrancar" 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.