arreglar

[areˈɣ̞laɾ]

/[areˈɣ̞laɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“arreglar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,670. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,670
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Modificar algo para que se ajuste a una regla.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arreglar · arreglar · Spanish

arreglar · rank #3,670 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,670
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH armadas

Nearest frequency peer: armadas (-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 “arreglar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “arreglar” 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).

arreglar vs arregle
75% similar
arreglar vs arregló
75% similar
arreglar vs arreglos
75% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “arreglar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).arreglarcae 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 “armadas” (#3,669), “asegura” (#3,671), “aprende” (#3,668). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arreglar” va en #3,670. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around arreglar (IPA [areˈɣ̞laɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #3,670 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for arreglar, with forms such as "areglar", "arerglar", and "arregalr". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "arregle", "arregló", "arreglos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is arreglar, spelled A-R-R-E-G-L-A-R.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La fila se arregló por el número de orden del soldado y la sección.
  2. En 1853 el gobierno del general López de Santa Anna lanzó una convocatoria, para que se presentaran composiciones poéticas entre las que habría de seleccionarse la letra del Himno Nacional Mexicano, y a la cual, posteriormente, se arreglaría música de algún destacado maestro.

Synonyms

repararcomponerrecomponerreformarrestaurarsanearremendar

Antonyms

desarreglarestropeardeteriorardañaraveriar

This word in other languages

arrange(English)consertar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • areglar
  • arerglar
  • arregalr
  • arregglar
  • arreglarr
  • arregllar
  • arreglra
  • arrelgar
  • arrgelar
  • rareglar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arreglar - 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.

areglar1arerglar2arregalr2arregglar1arreglarr1arregllar1arreglra2arrelgar2
Edit distance from "arreglar"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

votantes#3,663ventajas#3,661colegios#3,683criterio#3,692

Similar misspelling depth

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

armadas10 variantsatender10 variantsaprende10 variantsórganos10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list