arrollar

[aroˈʝaɾ]

/[aroˈʝaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“arrollar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,540 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,540
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Envolver en forma de rollo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrollar · arrollar · Spanish

arrollar · rank #88,540 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,540
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH arrojé

Nearest frequency peer: arrojé (-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 “arrollar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrollar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrollar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aroˈʝaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,540
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrollar” en español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “arrojé” (#88,539), “arropa” (#88,541), “arrojará” (#88,538). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrollar” va en #88,540. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrollar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,540 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aroˈʝaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for arrollar in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is arrollar, spelled A-R-R-O-L-L-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Envolver en forma de rollo.
  2. 2
    Pasar por encima de algo o alguien con un vehículo.
  3. 3
    Dicho de un cauce de agua: llevarse arrastrando los elementos que encuentra a su paso.
  4. 4
    Derrotar por gran diferencia.
  5. 5
    Descolocar a otra persona, dejarla en ridículo, o dejarla confundida o sin saber qué responder.
  6. 6
    Hacer caso omiso a las normas, actuar insolentemente.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "arrollar"?
"arrollar" is spelled A-R-R-O-L-L-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aroˈʝaɾ].
What does "arrollar" mean?
As a verb, "arrollar" means: Envolver en forma de rollo.
How do you pronounce "arrollar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrollar" is [aroˈʝaɾ]. 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 "arrollar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list