arruga
[aˈruɣ̞a]
The verdict
“arruga” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #34,888 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,888
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pliegue (parte que se dobla) o raya de la piel, que puede resultar de distintos factores, pero generalmente por la edad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arruga |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aˈruɣ̞a] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arruga” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arruga is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈruɣ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,888 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for arruga, with forms such as "arrgua", "arruag", and "arrugga". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Aruba", "arrugas", "arruina", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is arruga, spelled A-R-R-U-G-A.
Definition
- 1Pliegue (parte que se dobla) o raya de la piel, que puede resultar de distintos factores, pero generalmente por la edad.
- 2Por extensión, cualquier pliegue en una superficie o material flexible como la tela, el papel, etc.
- 3Deuda que no se ha pagado por mucho tiempo después de vencer el plazo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arrgua,arruag,arrugga,aruga,arurga,raruga
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arruga - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “arruga”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-U-G-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aˈruɣ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Aruba” - see the side-by-side comparison. arruga vs Aruba
- 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.