arrested

/əˈɹɛs.tɪd/

//əˈɹɛs.tɪd// verb

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The verdict

“arrested” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,535 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,535
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) arrest.

Key facts for arrested
PropertyValue
Headwordarrested
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈɹɛs.tɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,535
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “arrested” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). arrested lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrested is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,535 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈɹɛs.tɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

arrested has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is arrested, spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado simple del verbo (to) arrest.
  2. 2
    Participio pasado del verbo (to) arrest.

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 "arrested"?
"arrested" is spelled A-R-R-E-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈɹɛs.tɪd/.
What does "arrested" mean?
As a verb, "arrested" means: Pasado simple del verbo (to) arrest.
How do you pronounce "arrested"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrested" is /əˈɹɛs.tɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "arrested" come from?
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Using “arrested”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-E-S-T-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /əˈɹɛs.tɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list