Which to use
“arruinar” and “arruinó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,975
- “arruinar” frequency rank
- #23,672
- “arruinó” frequency rank
- 34647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arruinar | arruinó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar destrucción y ruina. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de arruinar. |
Where the eye mixes arruinar and arruinó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: arruinar vs arruinó
A purely visual mix-up. arruinar ([arwiˈnaɾ]) and arruinó ([arwiˈno]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34647, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arruinar is recorded at frequency rank #10,975, classified as averb, pronounced [arwiˈnaɾ]. arruinó is at rank #23,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [arwiˈno].
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 34647, this pair ranks #190,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of arruinar vs arruinó
Shared letters: ainru. Private to "arruinar": -. Private to "arruinó": ó.
"arruinar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC · "arruinó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- arruinar ← arriunar · arruianr · arruinarr · arruinnar · arruinra · arruniar · aruinar · arurinar
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "arruinar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "arruinó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #190,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arruinar" and "arruinó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arruinan vs arruinó". 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 #190,329 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.