Which to use
“arrodillado” is a verb and “arrollado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,061
- “arrodillado” frequency rank
- #46,935
- “arrollado” frequency rank
- 85996
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrodillado | arrollado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de arrodillar o de arrodillarse. | Carne de cerdo, usualmente el lomo, cortada y aliñada, enrollada con el cuero del animal, y amarrado con un cordel delgado de cáñamo. |
Where the eye mixes arrodillado and arrollado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arrodillado with arrollado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrodillado is [aroð̞iˈʝað̞o] while arrollado is [aroˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85996, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrodillado is recorded at frequency rank #39,061, classified as averb, pronounced [aroð̞iˈʝað̞o]. arrollado is at rank #46,935, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aroˈʝað̞o].
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 85996, this pair ranks #5,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrodillado vs arrollado
Shared letters: adlor. Private to "arrodillado": i. Private to "arrollado": -.
"arrodillado" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVCV · "arrollado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arrodillado ← arodillado · arordillado · arrdoillado · arroddillado · arrodilado · arrodilaldo · arrodilladdo · arrodillaod
- arrollado ← arollado · arorllado · arrlolado · arrolado · arrolaldo · arrolladdo · arrollaod · arrolldao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arrodillado" and "arrollado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "arrodillado" or "arrollado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arrodillado" and "arrollado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrodillado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arrollado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrodillado" and "arrollado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrollado vs arrolladora". 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 #5,637 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.