# arresta vs arrestar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### arresta
*verb · IPA [aˈrest̪a] · frequency rank #48,219*
Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arrestar o de arrestarse.

### arrestar
*verb · IPA [aresˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #15,776*
Poner preso.

## Source
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