arrobas

[aˈroβ̞as]

/[aˈroβ̞as]/ noun

The verdict

“arrobas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #79,765 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,765
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de arroba.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrobas · arrobas · Spanish

arrobas · rank #79,765 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,765
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arreste

Nearest frequency peer: arreste (-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 “arrobas”

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 “arrobas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrobas
PropertyValue
Headwordarrobas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈroβ̞as]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,765
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrobas” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).arrobascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arreste” (#79,764), “artesanalmente” (#79,767), “Arnhem” (#79,762). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrobas” va en #79,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrobas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #79,765 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈroβ̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de arroba.".

No misspelling variants are generated for arrobas in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is arrobas, spelled A-R-R-O-B-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de arroba.

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 "arrobas"?
"arrobas" is spelled A-R-R-O-B-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈroβ̞as].
What does "arrobas" mean?
As a noun, "arrobas" means: Forma del plural de arroba.
How do you pronounce "arrobas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrobas" is [aˈroβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "arrobas", 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