Which to use
“arrojado” is a verb and “arrollado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,313
- “arrojado” frequency rank
- #46,935
- “arrollado” frequency rank
- 66248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrojado | arrollado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de arrojar. | 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 arrojado and arrollado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. arrojado runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against arrollado's 9 (VCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses arrojado with arrollado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrojado is [aroˈxað̞o] while arrollado is [aroˈʝað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 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 66248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrojado is recorded at frequency rank #19,313, classified as averb, pronounced [aroˈxað̞o]. 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 66248, this pair ranks #40,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of arrojado vs arrollado
Shared letters: ador. Private to "arrojado": j. Private to "arrollado": l.
"arrojado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "arrollado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrojado" for "arrollado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "arrojado" vs "arrollado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrojado" 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 #40,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrojado" 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 #40,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.