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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arraigado" and "arrasado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arraigado" or "arrasado" show up more?
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.