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“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.
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
- arraigada ← araigada · ararigada · arragiada · arraiagda · arraigaad · arraigadda · arraigdaa · arraiggada
- arraigados ← araigados · ararigados · arragiados · arraiagdos · arraigaddos · arraigadoss · arraigadso · arraigaods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arraigada" and "arraigados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arraigada" or "arraigados" show up more?
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.