alargar

/[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#22,563

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

alargar is aSpanishverb. It means: Dar más longitud a una cosa. Pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Often confused with alarma and apagar.

Key facts for alargar
PropertyValue
Headwordalargar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,563
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alargar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #22,563 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for alargar, with forms such as "aalrgar", "alagrar", and "alaragr". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "alarma", "apagar", "amarga", 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 alargar, spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar más longitud a una cosa.
  2. 2
    Prolongar una cosa; hacer que dure más tiempo.
  3. 3
    Alcanzar algo y darle a otro que está apartado.
  4. 4
    Dar cuerda o ir soltando poco a poco algún cabo, maroma u otra cosa semejante, hasta que llegue a la medida necesaria.
  5. 5
    Hacer que adelante o avance alguna gente.
  6. 6
    Aumentar la cantidad o número señalado.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aalrgar,alagrar,alaragr,alargarr,alarggar,alargra,alarrgar,allargar,alragar,laargar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alargar

Misspelling Variants of "alargar"

aalrgar7alagrar7alaragr7alargarr8alarggar8alargra7alarrgar8allargar8
Misspelling Variants of "alargar"

Frequency rank: #22,563 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alargar"?
"alargar" is spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
What does "alargar" mean?
As a verb, "alargar" means: Dar más longitud a una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "alargar"?
"alargar" is commonly confused with "alarma", "apagar", "amarga". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alargar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alargar" is [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alargar" come from?
"alargar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.