Which to use
“arrastran” and “arrastrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,640
- “arrastran” frequency rank
- #16,507
- “arrastrar” frequency rank
- 45147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrastran | arrastrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arrastrar. | Mover un objeto de lugar sin levantarlo. |
Where the eye mixes arrastran and arrastrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arrastran and arrastrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: arrastran vs arrastrar
A purely visual mix-up. arrastran ([aˈrast̪ɾãn]) and arrastrar ([arasˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “arrastran” becomes r in “arrastrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrastran is recorded at frequency rank #28,640, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈrast̪ɾãn]. arrastrar is at rank #16,507, tagged as averb, pronounced [arasˈt̪ɾaɾ].
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 45147, this pair ranks #133,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arrastran vs arrastrar
Shared letters: arst. Private to "arrastran": n. Private to "arrastrar": -.
"arrastran" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "arrastrar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrastran" and "arrastrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arrastran" or "arrastrar" 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 "arrastran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrastran" and "arrastrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrastraba vs arrastran". 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 #133,111 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.