arrecho

[aˈret͡ʃo]

/[aˈret͡ʃo]/ adj

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The verdict

“arrecho” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #29,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,041
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tieso o rígido.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrecho · arrecho · Spanish

arrecho · rank #29,041 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,041
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrebatado

Nearest frequency peer: arrebatado (-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 “arrecho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arrecho” 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).

arrecho vs arresto
71% similar
arrecho vs arregló
57% similar
arrecho vs acecho
71% similar

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

Key facts for arrecho
PropertyValue
Headwordarrecho
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈret͡ʃo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#29,041
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arrecho”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).arrechocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “arrebatado” (#29,040), “arriesgan” (#29,042), “around” (#29,039). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrecho” va en #29,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around arrecho (IPA [aˈret͡ʃo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #29,041 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Tieso o rígido.
  2. 2
    Figurativamente, de sumo rigor, arrogancia o arrojo.
  3. 3
    Afectado por la ira de manera puntual o continuada.
  4. 4
    Que manifiesta un marcado apetito carnal, en especial sexual.
  5. 5
    Sexualmente excitado.
  6. 6
    Dicho de una cosa, que causa admiración o asombro.
  7. 7
    Asunto enredado, complicado o difícil.
  8. 8
    Situación muy mala y difícil de sobrellevar.
  9. 9
    Dicho de una persona: atrevida, osada, que lleva a cabo algo sin dudarlo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mi vecina es muy arrecha. Fue a desfilar con los tacones puestos.

Synonyms

cachondocalentóncalenturientocalientejariosolascivolibidinosolúbricolujuriosorijososalazsalidosicalípticoalzadobirriondocachondocalienteempalmadoquesudorijoso

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.

arecho1arercho2arrceho2arreccho1arrechho1arrecoh2arrehco2rarecho2
Edit distance from "arrecho"

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 "arrecho"?
"arrecho" is spelled A-R-R-E-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈret͡ʃo].
What does "arrecho" mean?
As an adjective, "arrecho" means: Tieso o rígido.
What words are commonly confused with "arrecho"?
"arrecho" is commonly confused with "arresto", "arregló", "acecho". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arrecho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrecho" is [aˈret͡ʃo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrecho" come from?
"arrecho" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atiendo#29,051anhelos#29,029aludido#29,025aviador#29,061

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

around8 variantsasuman8 variantsasuste8 variantsandado8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list