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Which to use

“arroja” and “arrojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,763
“arroja” frequency rank
#23,307
“arrojan” frequency rank
36070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature arroja arrojan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arrojar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arrojar.

Where the eye mixes arroja and arrojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
arroja
7 ch
arrojan

Visual trap between arroja and arrojan

A purely visual mix-up. arroja ([aˈroxa]) and arrojan ([aˈroxãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “arroja” sits inside “arrojan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

arroja is recorded at frequency rank #12,763, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈroxa]. arrojan is at rank #23,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈroxãn].

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 36070, this pair ranks #182,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of arroja vs arrojan

Shared letters: ajor. Private to "arroja": -. Private to "arrojan": n.

"arroja" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "arrojan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • arrojaaroja · arorja · arrjoa · arroaj · arrojja · raroja
  • arrojanarojan · arorjan · arrjoan · arroajn · arrojann · arrojjan · arrojna · rarojan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "arroja" and "arrojan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈroxa] versus [aˈroxãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "arroja" or "arrojan"?
"arroja" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,763 in our Spanish list, against #23,307 for "arrojan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "arroja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "arrojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,648 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "arroja" and "arrojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrojada vs arrojan". 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 #182,648 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