alegato

/[aleˈɣ̞at̪o]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,688

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

14

similar word pairs

alegato is aSpanishnoun. It means: Argumentación oral o escrita para defender o atacar algo o a alguien; acción de alegar. Pronounced [aleˈɣ̞at̪o]. Often confused with alegro and alentó.

Key facts for alegato
PropertyValue
Headwordalegato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aleˈɣ̞at̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,688
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alegato is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aleˈɣ̞at̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #26,688 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for alegato, with forms such as "aelgato", "aleagto", and "alegaot". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "alegro", "alentó", "alejado", 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 alegato, spelled A-L-E-G-A-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Argumentación oral o escrita para defender o atacar algo o a alguien; acción de alegar.
  2. 2
    Texto en el que el abogado expone argumentos y pruebas que fundamentan el derecho de su cliente y refutan las de su adversario.
  3. 3
    Intercambio verbal de opiniones en conflicto.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelgato,aleagto,alegaot,alegatto,aleggato,alegtao,algeato,allegato,laegato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alegato

Misspelling Variants of "alegato"

aelgato7aleagto7alegaot7alegatto8aleggato8alegtao7algeato7allegato8
Misspelling Variants of "alegato"

Frequency rank: #26,688 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alegato"?
"alegato" is spelled A-L-E-G-A-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈɣ̞at̪o].
What does "alegato" mean?
As a noun, "alegato" means: Argumentación oral o escrita para defender o atacar algo o a alguien; acción de alegar.
What words are commonly confused with "alegato"?
"alegato" is commonly confused with "alegro", "alentó", "alejado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alegato"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alegato" is [aleˈɣ̞at̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alegato" come from?
"alegato" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter A in our Spanish index:

Explore PlainSpell

Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.