arreste

[aˈrest̪e]

/[aˈrest̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“arreste” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,764 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,764
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arrestar o de arrestarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arreste · arreste · Spanish

arreste · rank #79,764 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,764
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrobas

Nearest frequency peer: arrobas (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “arreste”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “arreste” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arreste
PropertyValue
Headwordarreste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈrest̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,764
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arreste” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arrestecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arrobas” (#79,765), “Arnhem” (#79,762), “aristocráticos” (#79,761). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arreste” va en #79,764. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arreste is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,764 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aˈrest̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

arreste has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is arreste, spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arrestar o de arrestarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de arrestar o de arrestarse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de arrestar o del imperativo negativo de arrestarse.

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 "arreste"?
"arreste" is spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈrest̪e].
What does "arreste" mean?
As a verb, "arreste" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de arrestar o de arrestarse.
How do you pronounce "arreste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arreste" is [aˈrest̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arreste" come from?
"arreste" 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 "arreste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list