arraigadavsarraigadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“arraigada” and “arraigadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,670
“arraigada” frequency rank
#37,965
“arraigadas” frequency rank
61635
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arraigada arraigadas
Definition Forma del femenino de arraigado, participio de arraigar o de arraigarse. Forma del femenino plural de arraigado, participio de arraigar o de arraigarse.

Where the eye mixes arraigada and arraigadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. arraigada runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against arraigadas's 10 (VCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
arraigada
10 ch
arraigadas

Look-alike desk: arraigada vs arraigadas

A purely visual mix-up. arraigada ([arajˈɣ̞að̞a]) and arraigadas ([arajˈɣ̞að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “arraigada” sits inside “arraigadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arraigada is recorded at frequency rank #23,670, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [arajˈɣ̞að̞a]. arraigadas is at rank #37,965, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [arajˈɣ̞að̞as].

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 61635, this pair ranks #54,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of arraigada vs arraigadas

Shared letters: adgir. Private to "arraigada": -. Private to "arraigadas": s.

"arraigada" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV  ·  "arraigadas" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arraigadaaraigada · ararigada · arragiada · arraiagda · arraigaad · arraigadda · arraigdaa · arraiggada
  • arraigadasaraigadas · ararigadas · arragiadas · arraiagdas · arraigaads · arraigadass · arraigaddas · arraigadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "arraigada" and "arraigadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([arajˈɣ̞að̞a] versus [arajˈɣ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "arraigada" or "arraigadas"?
"arraigada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,670 in our Spanish list, against #37,965 for "arraigadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "arraigada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arraigadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,765 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arraigada" and "arraigadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arraigadas vs arrimadas". 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 #54,765 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