Which to use
“arruinan” and “arruinar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,646
- “arruinan” frequency rank
- #10,975
- “arruinar” frequency rank
- 42621
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arruinan | arruinar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de arruinar. | Causar destrucción y ruina. |
Where the eye mixes arruinan and arruinar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arruinan vs arruinar
A purely visual mix-up. arruinan ([aˈrwinãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “arruinan” becomes r in “arruinar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arruinan is recorded at frequency rank #31,646, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈrwinãn]. 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 42621, this pair ranks #147,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arruinan vs arruinar
Shared letters: ainru. Private to "arruinan": -. Private to "arruinar": -.
"arruinan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "arruinar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "arruinan" and "arruinar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "arruinan" vs "arruinar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "arruinan" and "arruinar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "arruinan" 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 #147,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arruinan" and "arruinar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arruinada vs arruinan". 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 #147,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.