Which to use
“arreglado” is an adjective and “arrugado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,714
- “arreglado” frequency rank
- #46,936
- “arrugado” frequency rank
- 58650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arreglado | arrugado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que guarda regla, orden o moderación. | Participio de arrugar o de arrugarse. |
Where the eye mixes arreglado and arrugado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arreglado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against arrugado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: arreglado vs arrugado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arreglado is [areˈɣ̞lað̞o] while arrugado is [aruˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 58650, 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]. arrugado is at rank #46,936, tagged as averb, pronounced [aruˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 58650, this pair ranks #65,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arreglado vs arrugado
Shared letters: adgor. Private to "arreglado": el. Private to "arrugado": u.
"arreglado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "arrugado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arreglado" and "arrugado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arreglado" or "arrugado" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "arreglado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrugado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arreglado" and "arrugado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agrupado 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 #65,674 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.