Which to use
“arreglan” and “arreglaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,227
- “arreglan” frequency rank
- #25,524
- “arreglaron” frequency rank
- 46751
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arreglan | arreglaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arreglar o de arreglarse. | 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 arreglan and arreglaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arreglan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against arreglaron's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arreglan with arreglaron
A purely visual mix-up. arreglan ([aˈreɣ̞lãn]) and arreglaron ([areˈɣ̞laɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arreglan is recorded at frequency rank #21,227, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈreɣ̞lãn]. 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 46751, this pair ranks #123,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arreglan vs arreglaron
Shared letters: aeglnr. Private to "arreglan": -. Private to "arreglaron": o.
"arreglan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "arreglaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- arreglan ← areglan · arerglan · arregaln · arregglan · arreglann · arregllan · arreglna · arrelgan
- arreglaron ← areglaron · arerglaron · arregalron · arregglaron · arreglaorn · arreglarno · arreglaronn · arreglarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arreglan" and "arreglaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arreglan" or "arreglaron" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "arreglan" 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 #123,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arreglan" and "arreglaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arreglaba vs arreglan". 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 #123,979 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.