# Alegre vs alert

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alegre
*name · frequency rank #41,989*
A surname from Spanish.

### alert
*adjective · IPA /əˈlɜːt/ · frequency rank #4,057*
Attentive; awake; on guard.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alegre-vs-alert