Which to use
“arruina” and “arruinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,893
- “arruina” frequency rank
- #10,975
- “arruinar” frequency rank
- 31868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arruina | arruinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arruinar. | Causar destrucción y ruina. |
Where the eye mixes arruina and arruinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arruina with arruinar
A purely visual mix-up. arruina ([aˈrwina]) and arruinar ([arwiˈnaɾ]) 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) - “arruina” sits inside “arruinar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arruina is recorded at frequency rank #20,893, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈrwina]. arruinar is at rank #10,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [arwiˈnaɾ].
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 31868, this pair ranks #204,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arruina vs arruinar
Shared letters: ainru. Private to "arruina": -. Private to "arruinar": -.
"arruina" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "arruinar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "arruina" and "arruinar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "arruina" vs "arruinar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "arruina" and "arruinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arruina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arruinar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arruina" and "arruinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arruga vs arruina". 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 #204,902 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.