arregladovsarreglóConfusable pair

Quick tell: arreglado is a adjective, arregló is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“arreglado” is an adjective and “arregló” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,714
“arreglado” frequency rank
#17,871
“arregló” frequency rank
29585
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arreglado arregló
Definition Que guarda regla, orden o moderación. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arreglar.

Where the eye mixes arreglado and arregló

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arreglado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against arregló's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
arreglado
7 ch
arregló

Look-alike desk: arreglado vs arregló

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arreglado is [areˈɣ̞lað̞o] while arregló is [areˈɣ̞lo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 29585, 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]. arregló is at rank #17,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [areˈɣ̞lo].

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 29585, this pair ranks #216,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arreglado vs arregló

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "arreglado": do. Private to "arregló": ó.

"arreglado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "arregló" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arregladoareglado · arerglado · arregaldo · arregglado · arregladdo · arreglaod · arregldao · arregllado

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "arreglado" for "arregló" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "arreglado" is an adjective and "arregló" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "arreglado" vs "arregló" - which ranks higher?
"arreglado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,714 in our Spanish list, against #17,871 for "arregló". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "arreglado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arregló" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #216,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arreglado" and "arregló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arreglado 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 #216,263 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list