arrugarse
[aruˈɣ̞aɾse]
The verdict
“arrugarse” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adquirir arrugas (pliegues en la piel o en un material flexible como telas, papel, etc.).
Corpus desk
Index ES-arrugarse · arrugarse · Spanish
arrugarse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrugarse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aruˈɣ̞aɾse] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “arrugarse” en español
Rare enough to double-check
arrugarse is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [aruˈɣ̞aɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for arrugarse, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is arrugarse, spelled A-R-R-U-G-A-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Adquirir arrugas (pliegues en la piel o en un material flexible como telas, papel, etc.).
- 2Reducirse o disminuirse, especialmente al adquirir arrugas.
- 3Perder los ánimos, ponerse triste o melancólico, encogerse, mostrar baja autoestima, cortedad de genio, cobardía, falta de valor; acobardarse.
- 4Huir, escaparse, fugarse, salir de un lugar o situación de peligro o en que no se tenía libertad.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.