alegre

/[aˈleɣ̞ɾe]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,299

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

alegre is anSpanishadj. It means: Que está lleno de alegría. Pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾe]. It ranks #4,299 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aleje and alero.

Key facts for alegre
PropertyValue
Headwordalegre
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[aˈleɣ̞ɾe]
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,299
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alegre is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈleɣ̞ɾe]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,299 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 15 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for alegre, with forms such as "aelgre", "aleger", and "aleggre". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aleje", "alero", "alert", 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 alegre, spelled A-L-E-G-R-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que está lleno de alegría.
  2. 2
    Que manifiesta en su carácter mucha alegría.
  3. 3
    Que expresa alegría.
  4. 4
    Realizado con alegría.
  5. 5
    Disfrutado con alegría.
  6. 6
    Que infunde alegría.
  7. 7
    Dicho de un color, de tonos vivos.
  8. 8
    Ligeramente afectado por el consumo de alcohol.
  9. 9
    Que actúa de forma despreocupada e irresponsable.
  10. 10
    Que no se ciñe a las buenas costumbres.
  11. 11
    Dicho de un mueble heráldico representando una cabalgadura, que no lleva arreos ni guarnición.
  12. 12
    Aplícase à las cosas inanimadas que por su apacible vista causan alegría.
  13. 13
    Dicho de la conversación y el juego vivo, picante.
  14. 14
    Gallardo, brioso, esforzado.
  15. 15
    Se dice del juego en el que se atraviesa más dinero que el que se acostumbra ordinariamente.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aelgre,aleger,aleggre,alegrre,alerge,algere,allegre,laegre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alegre

Misspelling Variants of "alegre"

aelgre6aleger6aleggre7alegrre7alerge6algere6allegre7laegre6
Misspelling Variants of "alegre"

Frequency rank: #4,299 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alegre"?
"alegre" is spelled A-L-E-G-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈleɣ̞ɾe].
What does "alegre" mean?
As an adj, "alegre" means: Que está lleno de alegría.
What words are commonly confused with "alegre"?
"alegre" is commonly confused with "aleje", "alero", "alert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alegre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alegre" is [aˈleɣ̞ɾe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alegre" come from?
"alegre" 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.