Which to use
“arreglado” is an adjective and “arrollado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,714
- “arreglado” frequency rank
- #46,935
- “arrollado” frequency rank
- 58649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arreglado | arrollado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que guarda regla, orden o moderación. | Carne de cerdo, usualmente el lomo, cortada y aliñada, enrollada con el cuero del animal, y amarrado con un cordel delgado de cáñamo. |
Where the eye mixes arreglado and arrollado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arreglado and arrollado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between arreglado and arrollado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arreglado is [areˈɣ̞lað̞o] while arrollado is [aroˈʝað̞o]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58649, 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]. arrollado is at rank #46,935, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aroˈʝað̞o].
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 58649, this pair ranks #65,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arreglado vs arrollado
Shared letters: adlor. Private to "arreglado": eg. Private to "arrollado": -.
"arreglado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "arrollado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arreglado" for "arrollado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arreglado" or "arrollado"?
What to do next
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 "arrollado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arreglado" and "arrollado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrollado vs arrolladora". 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 #65,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.