arrancar

[arãŋˈkaɾ]

/[arãŋˈkaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“arrancar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,820
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Superar a un rival en una contienda

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrancar · arrancar · Spanish

arrancar · rank #7,820 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,820
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH au

Nearest frequency peer: au (+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 “arrancar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arrancar” 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).

arrancar vs arranco
75% similar
arrancar vs arrasar
75% similar
arrancar vs atracar
75% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arrancar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).arrancarcae 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 “au” (#7,821), “anónima” (#7,818), “aula” (#7,822). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrancar” va en #7,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arrancar (IPA [arãŋˈkaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,820 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrancar, with forms such as "arancar", "ararncar", and "arracnar". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "arranco", "arrasar", "atracar", 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 is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is arrancar, spelled A-R-R-A-N-C-A-R.

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

derrotarprevalecervenceracometerembestirerradicarexpectorar

This word in other languages

wegreißen(Deutsch)arrancar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arancar
  • ararncar
  • arracnar
  • arranacr
  • arrancarr
  • arranccar
  • arrancra
  • arranncar
  • arrnacar
  • rarancar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arancar1ararncar2arracnar2arranacr2arrancarr1arranccar1arrancra2arranncar1
Edit distance from "arrancar"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

calcular#7,829abandona#7,808cortesía#7,838crónicas#7,840

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

afición10 variantsabogada10 variantscomarca10 variantscrecen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list