Which to use
“arrasado” is an adjective and “arrugado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,880
- “arrasado” frequency rank
- #46,936
- “arrugado” frequency rank
- 82816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrasado | arrugado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Con la textura y calidad del raso (tela de seda brillante) o del satén. | Participio de arrugar o de arrugarse. |
Where the eye mixes arrasado and arrugado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arrasado and arrugado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses arrasado with arrugado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrasado is [araˈsað̞o] while arrugado is [aruˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrasado is recorded at frequency rank #35,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [araˈsað̞o]. arrugado is at rank #46,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [aruˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 82816, this pair ranks #8,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrasado vs arrugado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "arrasado": s. Private to "arrugado": gu.
"arrasado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "arrugado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrasado" for "arrugado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arrasado" or "arrugado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrasado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrugado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrasado" and "arrugado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrupado vs arrugado". 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 #8,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.