arrugar

[aruˈɣ̞aɾ]

/[aruˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“arrugar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #86,481 among 7,704 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,481
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Producir, poner o hacer arrugas (pliegues en la piel o en un material flexible como telas, papel, etc.).

Corpus desk

Index ES-arrugar · arrugar · Spanish

arrugar · rank #86,481 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,481
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH asalariada

Nearest frequency peer: asalariada (+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 “arrugar”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for arrugar
PropertyValue
Headwordarrugar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aruˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#86,481
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “arrugar” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).arrugarcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “asalariada” (#86,482), “arrinconados” (#86,479), “aserrado” (#86,484). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “arrugar” va en #86,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

arrugar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #86,481 among 7,704 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [aruˈɣ̞aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

arrugar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is arrugar, spelled A-R-R-U-G-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Producir, poner o hacer arrugas (pliegues en la piel o en un material flexible como telas, papel, etc.).
  2. 2
    Mostrar furia o enojo con gestos en el rostro o el semblante, poniendo arrugas o pliegues en el ceño, el entrecejo, la frente, la nariz, etc.
  3. 3
    Causar rabia, enojo, fastidio o rechazo.

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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 "arrugar"?
"arrugar" is spelled A-R-R-U-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aruˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "arrugar" mean?
As a verb, "arrugar" means: Producir, poner o hacer arrugas (pliegues en la piel o en un material flexible como telas, papel, etc.).
How do you pronounce "arrugar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "arrugar" is [aruˈɣ̞aɾ]. 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 "arrugar", 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