# arresto vs arriesgo

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### arresto
*noun · IPA [aˈrest̪o] · frequency rank #6,034*
Acción de arrestar.

### arriesgo
*verb · IPA [aˈrjesɣ̞o] · frequency rank #33,423*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de arriesgar o de arriesgarse.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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