alegando

[aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]

/[aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“alegando” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,963
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de alegar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alegando · alegando · Spanish

alegando · rank #10,963 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,963
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aguda

Nearest frequency peer: aguda (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “alegando”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “alegando” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

alegando vs alejado
75% similar
alegando vs alegato
75% similar
alegando vs alzando
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for alegando
PropertyValue
Headwordalegando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,963
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alegando”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).alegandocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aguda” (#10,962), “Alexis” (#10,964), “agraria” (#10,961). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alegando” va en #10,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around alegando (IPA [aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,963 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerundio de alegar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alegando, with forms such as "aelgando", "aleagndo", and "alegadno". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "alejado", "alegato", "alzando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is alegando, spelled A-L-E-G-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de alegar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelgando
  • aleagndo
  • alegadno
  • aleganddo
  • aleganndo
  • aleganod
  • aleggando
  • alegnado
  • algeando
  • allegando
  • laegando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alegando - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aelgando2aleagndo2alegadno2aleganddo1aleganndo1aleganod2aleggando1alegnado2
Edit distance from "alegando"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alegando"?
"alegando" is spelled A-L-E-G-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
What does "alegando" mean?
As a verb, "alegando" means: Gerundio de alegar.
What words are commonly confused with "alegando"?
"alegando" is commonly confused with "alejado", "alegato", "alzando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alegando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alegando" is [aleˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alegando" come from?
"alegando" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "alegando", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

almohada#10,965alquilar#10,966acabando#10,958alumnado#10,968

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

amables11 variantsabsurda11 variantsStanley11 variantsriquezas11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list