arreglevsarreglóWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
arregle
7 ch
arregló

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

  • arreglearegle · arergle · arregel · arreggle · arreglle · arrelge · arrgele · raregle

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "arregle" and "arregló" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈreɣ̞le] versus [areˈɣ̞lo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "arregle" or "arregló"?
"arregle" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,345 in our Spanish list, against #17,871 for "arregló". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list