ArchvsarreTell them apart

Quick tell: Arch is a name, arre is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Arch” is a name and “arre” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#30,760
“Arch” frequency rank
#29,490
“arre” frequency rank
60250
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Arch arre
Definition Apellido. Se usa para arrear, incitar a las bestias de carga o tiro a moverse.

Where the eye mixes Arch and arre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Arch
4 ch
arre

Look-alike desk: Arch vs arre

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Arch is [ˈaɾt͡ʃ] while arre is [ˈare]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Arch is recorded at frequency rank #30,760, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaɾt͡ʃ]. arre is at rank #29,490, tagged as anintj, pronounced [ˈare].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 60250, this pair ranks #59,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Arch vs arre

Shared letters: ar. Private to "Arch": ch. Private to "arre": e.

"Arch" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "arre" · 4 letters · shape VCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Archacrh · arcch · archh · arhc · arrch · rach
  • arrearer · rare

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Arch" for "arre" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Arch" is a name and "arre" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "Arch" or "arre" show up more?
"arre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,490 in our Spanish list, against #30,760 for "Arch". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Arch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Arch" and "arre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Arch vs auch". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #59,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list