arraigadovsarrasadoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,380
“arraigado” frequency rank
#35,880
“arrasado” frequency rank
60260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arraigado arrasado
Definition Poseedor de bienes raíces. Con la textura y calidad del raso (tela de seda brillante) o del satén.

Where the eye mixes arraigado and arrasado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arraigado runs 9 letters (VCCVVCVCV) against arrasado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
arraigado
8 ch
arrasado

Visual trap between arraigado and arrasado

A purely visual mix-up. arraigado ([arajˈɣ̞að̞o]) and arrasado ([araˈsað̞o]) 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 60260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arraigado is recorded at frequency rank #24,380, classified as anadj, pronounced [arajˈɣ̞að̞o]. arrasado is at rank #35,880, tagged as anadj, pronounced [araˈsað̞o].

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 60260, this pair ranks #59,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of arraigado vs arrasado

Shared letters: ador. Private to "arraigado": gi. Private to "arrasado": s.

"arraigado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVVCVCV  ·  "arrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arraigadoaraigado · ararigado · arragiado · arraiagdo · arraigaddo · arraigaod · arraigdao · arraiggado
  • arrasadoararsado · arasado · arraasdo · arrasaddo · arrasaod · arrasdao · arrassado · arrsaado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "arraigado" and "arrasado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([arajˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [araˈsað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arraigado" or "arrasado" show up more?
"arraigado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,380 in our Spanish list, against #35,880 for "arrasado". 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 "arraigado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arrasado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #59,567 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arraigado" and "arrasado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abrasador vs arrasado". 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 #59,567 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