# arrancaba vs arrancar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### arrancaba
*verb · IPA [arãŋˈkaβ̞a] · frequency rank #36,408*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de arrancar o de arrancarse.

### arrancar
*verb · IPA [arãŋˈkaɾ] · frequency rank #7,820*
Superar a un rival en una contienda

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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