arraigadavsarraigadosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,670
“arraigada” frequency rank
#39,579
“arraigados” frequency rank
63249
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes arraigada and arraigados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arraigada runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against arraigados's 10 (VCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
arraigada
10 ch
arraigados

Look-alike desk: arraigada vs arraigados

A purely visual mix-up. arraigada ([arajˈɣ̞að̞a]) and arraigados ([arajˈɣ̞að̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63249, 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]. arraigados is at rank #39,579, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [arajˈɣ̞að̞os].

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 63249, this pair ranks #49,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of arraigada vs arraigados

Shared letters: adgir. Private to "arraigada": -. Private to "arraigados": os.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arraigadaaraigada · ararigada · arragiada · arraiagda · arraigaad · arraigadda · arraigdaa · arraiggada
  • arraigadosaraigados · ararigados · arragiados · arraiagdos · arraigaddos · arraigadoss · arraigadso · arraigaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "arraigada" and "arraigados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([arajˈɣ̞að̞a] versus [arajˈɣ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arraigada" or "arraigados" show up more?
"arraigada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,670 in our Spanish list, against #39,579 for "arraigados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "arraigada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arraigados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arraigada" and "arraigados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arraigados vs arruinados". 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 #49,365 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