Which to use
“arregle” and “arregló” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,345
- “arregle” frequency rank
- #17,871
- “arregló” frequency rank
- 35216
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arregle | arregló |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 arregle and arregló
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. arregle and arregló follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: arregle vs arregló
A purely visual mix-up. arregle ([aˈreɣ̞le]) 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 a single letter - e in “arregle” becomes ó in “arregló”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arregle is recorded at frequency rank #17,345, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈreɣ̞le]. 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 35216, this pair ranks #187,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arregle vs arregló
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "arregle": -. Private to "arregló": ó.
"arregle" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "arregló" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arregle ← aregle · arergle · arregel · arreggle · arreglle · arrelge · arrgele · raregle
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arregle" and "arregló" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "arregle" 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 #187,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arregle" and "arregló" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arreglas vs arregló". 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 #187,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.