arreglanvsarreglóWhich spelling fits?

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“arreglan” and “arregló” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,227
“arreglan” frequency rank
#17,871
“arregló” frequency rank
39098
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arreglan arregló
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arreglar o de arreglarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arreglar.

Where the eye mixes arreglan and arregló

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arreglan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against arregló's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
arreglan
7 ch
arregló

Look-alike desk: arreglan vs arregló

A purely visual mix-up. arreglan ([aˈreɣ̞lãn]) and arregló ([areˈɣ̞lo]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39098, 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]. 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 39098, this pair ranks #166,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arreglan vs arregló

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "arreglan": n. Private to "arregló": ó.

"arreglan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "arregló" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arreglanareglan · arerglan · arregaln · arregglan · arreglann · arregllan · arreglna · arrelgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "arreglan" and "arregló" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈreɣ̞lãn] versus [areˈɣ̞lo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "arreglan" or "arregló"?
"arregló" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,871 in our Spanish list, against #21,227 for "arreglan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "arreglan" and "arregló" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "arreglan" 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 #166,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arreglan" and "arregló" 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 #166,402 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