arrebatar

[areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ]

/[areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“arrebatar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,969
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tomar por la fuerza un objeto de manos de otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrebatar · arrebatar · Spanish

arrebatar · rank #32,969 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,969
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH Armo

Nearest frequency peer: Armo (-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 “arrebatar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arrebatar” 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).

arrebatar vs arrestar
78% similar
arrebatar vs arrebato
78% similar
arrebatar vs arrebatos
78% similar

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

Key facts for arrebatar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrebatar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,969
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arrebatar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.arrebatarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Armo” (#32,968), “Arkansas” (#32,967), “arándanos” (#32,971). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrebatar” va en #32,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around arrebatar (IPA [areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,969 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrebatar, with forms such as "arebatar", "arerbatar", and "arrbeatar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "arrestar", "arrebato", "arrebatos", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is arrebatar, spelled A-R-R-E-B-A-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tomar por la fuerza un objeto de manos de otro.
  2. 2
    Apropiarse por la fuerza de algo.
  3. 3
    Atraer el foco de atención.
  4. 4
    Conmover, alterar el espíritu.
  5. 5
    Dicho del calor: Agostar las mieses antes de tiempo.
  6. 6
    Quemar la carne por fuera y dejarla cruda por dentro, debido a la aplicación de calor excesivo en la cocción.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Su hijo Leif Erikson también está en la lista de vikingos célebres por haber descubierto América antes que Cristóbal Colón, a la que hay que añadir los normandos Guillermo el Conquistador, duque de Normandía y posteriormente rey de Inglaterra, y Robert Guiscard, que arrebató Sicilia a los árabes.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arebatar
  • arerbatar
  • arrbeatar
  • arreabtar
  • arrebaatr
  • arrebatarr
  • arrebatra
  • arrebattar
  • arrebbatar
  • arrebtaar
  • arrevatar
  • rarebatar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

arebatar1arerbatar2arrbeatar2arreabtar2arrebaatr2arrebatarr1arrebatra2arrebattar1
Edit distance from "arrebatar"

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 "arrebatar"?
"arrebatar" is spelled A-R-R-E-B-A-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ].
What does "arrebatar" mean?
As a verb, "arrebatar" means: Tomar por la fuerza un objeto de manos de otro.
What words are commonly confused with "arrebatar"?
"arrebatar" is commonly confused with "arrestar", "arrebato", "arrebatos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrebatar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrebatar" is [areβ̞aˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrebatar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list