Which to use
“arrastrar” and “arrastraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,507
- “arrastrar” frequency rank
- #43,985
- “arrastraron” frequency rank
- 60492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrastrar | arrastraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mover un objeto de lugar sin levantarlo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arrastrar. |
Where the eye mixes arrastrar and arrastraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. arrastrar runs 9 letters (VCCVCCCVC) against arrastraron's 11 (VCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrastrar with arrastraron
A purely visual mix-up. arrastrar ([arasˈt̪ɾaɾ]) and arrastraron ([arasˈt̪ɾaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “arrastrar” sits inside “arrastraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrastrar is recorded at frequency rank #16,507, classified as averb, pronounced [arasˈt̪ɾaɾ]. arrastraron is at rank #43,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [arasˈt̪ɾaɾõn].
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 60492, this pair ranks #58,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrastrar vs arrastraron
Shared letters: arst. Private to "arrastrar": -. Private to "arrastraron": no.
"arrastrar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "arrastraron" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrastrar ← ararstrar · arastrar · arrasrtar · arrasstrar · arrastarr · arrastrarr · arrastrrar · arrasttrar
- arrastraron ← ararstraron · arastraron · arrasrtaron · arrasstraron · arrastarron · arrastraorn · arrastrarno · arrastraronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrastrar" and "arrastraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arrastrar" or "arrastraron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arrastrar" and "arrastraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrastraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrastrar" and "arrastraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrastran vs arrastraron". 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 #58,759 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.