arreglar

/[areˈɣ̞laɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,670

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

arreglar is aSpanishverb. It means: Modificar algo para que se ajuste a una regla. Pronounced [areˈɣ̞laɾ]. It ranks #3,670 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with arregle and arregló.

Key facts for arreglar
PropertyValue
Headwordarreglar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[areˈɣ̞laɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,670
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for arreglar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [areˈɣ̞laɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,670 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 8 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 arreglar, with forms such as "areglar", "arerglar", and "arregalr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "arregle", "arregló", "arreglos", 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 arreglar, spelled A-R-R-E-G-L-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Modificar algo para que se ajuste a una regla.
  2. 2
    Reparar una falla o defecto.
  3. 3
    Adaptar una pieza musical siguiendo un criterio.
  4. 4
    Establecer un acuerdo.
  5. 5
    Poner, disponer, ordenar, colocar en toda regla.
  6. 6
    Zanjar, componer, transigir asuntos contenciosos, avenir partes contrarias.
  7. 7
    Aclarar, desenredar, desembrollar, desenmarañar lo revuelto o confuso.
  8. 8
    Simplificar, dejar inteligible lo que estaba oscuro.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: areglar,arerglar,arregalr,arregglar,arreglarr,arregllar,arreglra,arrelgar,arrgelar,rareglar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for arreglar

Misspelling Variants of "arreglar"

areglar7arerglar8arregalr8arregglar9arreglarr9arregllar9arreglra8arrelgar8
Misspelling Variants of "arreglar"

Frequency rank: #3,670 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "arreglar"?
"arreglar" is spelled A-R-R-E-G-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [areˈɣ̞laɾ].
What does "arreglar" mean?
As a verb, "arreglar" means: Modificar algo para que se ajuste a una regla.
What words are commonly confused with "arreglar"?
"arreglar" is commonly confused with "arregle", "arregló", "arreglos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "arreglar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arreglar" is [areˈɣ̞laɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arreglar" come from?
"arreglar" 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.