Which to use
“arreglado” is an adjective and “arreglaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,714
- “arreglado” frequency rank
- #25,524
- “arreglaron” frequency rank
- 37238
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arreglado | arreglaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que guarda regla, orden o moderación. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arreglar o de arreglarse. |
Where the eye mixes arreglado and arreglaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arreglado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against arreglaron's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arreglado vs arreglaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arreglado is [areˈɣ̞lað̞o] while arreglaron is [areˈɣ̞laɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arreglado is recorded at frequency rank #11,714, classified as anadj, pronounced [areˈɣ̞lað̞o]. arreglaron is at rank #25,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [areˈɣ̞laɾõn].
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 37238, this pair ranks #176,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arreglado vs arreglaron
Shared letters: aeglor. Private to "arreglado": d. Private to "arreglaron": n.
"arreglado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "arreglaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arreglado ← areglado · arerglado · arregaldo · arregglado · arregladdo · arreglaod · arregldao · arregllado
- arreglaron ← areglaron · arerglaron · arregalron · arregglaron · arreglaorn · arreglarno · arreglaronn · arreglarron
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "arreglado" and "arreglaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arreglado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arreglaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arreglado" and "arreglaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arreglados vs arreglaron". 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 #176,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.