Which to use
“Alegre” is a name and “algae” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,989
- “Alegre” frequency rank
- #14,062
- “algae” frequency rank
- 56051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alegre | algae |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname from Spanish. | plural of alga |
Letter map: Alegre vs algae
Shared letters muted; letters that set Alegre and algae apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for Alegre / algae
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Alegre is aname and algaeanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alegre is recorded at frequency rank #41,989, classified as aname. algae is at rank #14,062, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæl.d͡ʒi/.
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 56051, this pair ranks #129,096 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Alegre vs algae
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "Alegre": r. Private to "algae": -.
"Alegre" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "algae" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "Alegre" vs "algae" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Alegre" and "algae". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Alegre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "algae" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,096 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alegre" and "algae" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alegre vs Allegra". 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 #129,096 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.