alargando

/[alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,788

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

alargando is aSpanishverb. It means: Gerundio de alargar. Pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Often confused with alegando and amargado.

Key facts for alargando
PropertyValue
Headwordalargando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,788
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alargando in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alargando is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,788 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gerundio de alargar.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for alargando, with forms such as "aalrgando", "alagrando", and "alaragndo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "alegando", "amargado", "apagando", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alargando, spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-N-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de alargar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aalrgando,alagrando,alaragndo,alargadno,alarganddo,alarganndo,alarganod,alarggando,alargnado,alarrgando,allargando,alragando,laargando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alargando

Misspelling Variants of "alargando"

aalrgando9alagrando9alaragndo9alargadno9alarganddo10alarganndo10alarganod9alarggando10
Misspelling Variants of "alargando"

Frequency rank: #48,788 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alargando"?
"alargando" is spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "alargando" mean?
As a verb, "alargando" means: Gerundio de alargar.
What words are commonly confused with "alargando"?
"alargando" is commonly confused with "alegando", "amargado", "apagando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alargando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alargando" is [alaɾˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alargando" come from?
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.