alegraba

[aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]

/[aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]/ verb

The verdict

“alegraba” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,532. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,532
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alegraba · alegraba · Spanish

alegraba · rank #47,532 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,532
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alegaba

Nearest frequency peer: alegaba (-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 “alegraba”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alegraba” 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).

alegraba vs alegría
75% similar
alegraba vs alegran
75% similar
alegraba vs alegrar
75% similar

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

Key facts for alegraba
PropertyValue
Headwordalegraba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,532
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alegraba”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “alegaba” (#47,531), “alejamos” (#47,533), “aligerar” (#47,534). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alegraba” va en #47,532. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around alegraba (IPA [aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,532 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for alegraba, with forms such as "aelgraba", "alegarba", and "aleggraba". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "alegría", "alegran", "alegrar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists 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 alegraba, spelled A-L-E-G-R-A-B-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelgraba
  • alegarba
  • aleggraba
  • alegraab
  • alegrabba
  • alegrava
  • alegrbaa
  • alegrraba
  • alergaba
  • algeraba
  • allegraba
  • laegraba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alegraba - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aelgraba2alegarba2aleggraba1alegraab2alegrabba1alegrava1alegrbaa2alegrraba1
Edit distance from "alegraba"

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 "alegraba"?
"alegraba" is spelled A-L-E-G-R-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a].
What does "alegraba" mean?
As a verb, "alegraba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse.
What words are commonly confused with "alegraba"?
"alegraba" is commonly confused with "alegría", "alegran", "alegrar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alegraba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alegraba" is [aleˈɣ̞ɾaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alegraba" come from?
"alegraba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list