# allegro

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈlɛɡɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #40,992

## Definitions
1. A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.
2. An expressive mark indicating that a passage is to be played in a lively or happy manner, not necessarily quickly.
3. A passage having this mark.

## Etymology
From Italian allegro.

## Easily confused with
- **allege** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allege-vs-allegro)
- **Alegre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alegre-vs-allegro)
- **alleged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alleged-vs-allegro)
- **Allegra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allegra-vs-allegro)
- **allegory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allegory-vs-allegro)

## Common misspellings (8)
`alegro`, `alelgro`, `alleggro`, `allegor`, `allegrro`, `allergo`, `allgero`, `lalegro`

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