arrecho
[aˈret͡ʃo]
The verdict
“arrecho” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,041 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #29,041
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tieso o rígido.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrecho |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [aˈret͡ʃo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #29,041 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrecho” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arrecho is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈret͡ʃo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,041 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrecho, with forms such as "arecho", "arercho", and "arrceho". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "arresto", "arregló", "acecho", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 arrecho, spelled A-R-R-E-C-H-O.
Definition
- 1Tieso o rígido.
- 2Figurativamente, de sumo rigor, arrogancia o arrojo.
- 3Afectado por la ira de manera puntual o continuada.
- 4Que manifiesta un marcado apetito carnal, en especial sexual.
- 5Sexualmente excitado.
- 6Dicho de una cosa, que causa admiración o asombro.
- 7Asunto enredado, complicado o difícil.
- 8Situación muy mala y difícil de sobrellevar.
- 9Dicho de una persona: atrevida, osada, que lleva a cabo algo sin dudarlo.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arecho,arercho,arrceho,arreccho,arrechho,arrecoh,arrehco,rarecho
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrecho - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “arrecho”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-E-C-H-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈret͡ʃo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arresto” - see the side-by-side comparison. arrecho vs arresto
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.