arrollar
[aroˈʝaɾ]
The verdict
“arrollar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #88,540 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #88,540
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Envolver en forma de rollo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrollar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aroˈʝaɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,540 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrollar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arrollar is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aroˈʝaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,540 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Envolver en forma de rollo.
- 2Pasar por encima de algo o alguien con un vehículo.
- 3Dicho de un cauce de agua: llevarse arrastrando los elementos que encuentra a su paso.
- 4Derrotar por gran diferencia.
- 5Descolocar a otra persona, dejarla en ridículo, o dejarla confundida o sin saber qué responder.
- 6Hacer caso omiso a las normas, actuar insolentemente.
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.
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Using “arrollar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-O-L-L-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aroˈʝaɾ] (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
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.