alargar
[alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]
The verdict
“alargar” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #22,563 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #22,563
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 19
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar más longitud a una cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alargar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 19 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alargar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alargar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alargar, with forms such as "aalrgar", "alagrar", and "alaragr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alargar, spelled A-L-A-R-G-A-R.
Definition
- 1Dar más longitud a una cosa.
- 2Prolongar una cosa; hacer que dure más tiempo.
- 3Alcanzar algo y darle a otro que está apartado.
- 4Dar cuerda o ir soltando poco a poco algún cabo, maroma u otra cosa semejante, hasta que llegue a la medida necesaria.
- 5Hacer que adelante o avance alguna gente.
- 6Aumentar la cantidad o número señalado.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aalrgar,alagrar,alaragr,alargarr,alarggar,alargra,alarrgar,allargar,alragar,laargar
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alargar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “alargar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-A-R-G-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “alarma” - see the side-by-side comparison. alargar vs alarma
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.