# arde vs area

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### arde
*verb · IPA [ˈaɾð̞e] · frequency rank #13,394*
Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arder.

### area
*noun · IPA [aˈɾeɐ] · frequency rank #8,910*
Arena

## Source
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