arreglaronvsarreglarseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,524
“arreglaron” frequency rank
#32,503
“arreglarse” frequency rank
58027
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arreglaron arreglarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arreglar o de arreglarse. Ceñirse, limitarse, ajustarse a regla, método, orden, etc.

Where the eye mixes arreglaron and arreglarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. arreglaron (VCCVCCVCVC) and arreglarse (VCCVCCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
arreglaron
10 ch
arreglarse

Visual trap between arreglaron and arreglarse

A purely visual mix-up. arreglaron ([areˈɣ̞laɾõn]) and arreglarse ([areˈɣ̞laɾse]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arreglaron is recorded at frequency rank #25,524, classified as averb, pronounced [areˈɣ̞laɾõn]. arreglarse is at rank #32,503, tagged as averb, pronounced [areˈɣ̞laɾse].

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 58027, this pair ranks #68,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of arreglaron vs arreglarse

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "arreglaron": no. Private to "arreglarse": s.

"arreglaron" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC  ·  "arreglarse" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arreglaronareglaron · arerglaron · arregalron · arregglaron · arreglaorn · arreglarno · arreglaronn · arreglarron
  • arreglarseareglarse · arerglarse · arregalrse · arregglarse · arreglarce · arreglares · arreglarrse · arreglarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "arreglaron" for "arreglarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([areˈɣ̞laɾõn] versus [areˈɣ̞laɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arreglaron" or "arreglarse" show up more?
"arreglaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,524 in our Spanish list, against #32,503 for "arreglarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "arreglaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arreglarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,066 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arreglaron" and "arreglarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arreglarse vs arreglas". 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 #68,066 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