alegría

[aleˈɣ̞ɾia]

/[aleˈɣ̞ɾia]/ noun

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The verdict

“alegría” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,146. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,146
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alegria · alegría · Spanish

alegría · rank #2,146 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,146
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH absolutamente

Nearest frequency peer: absolutamente (-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 “alegría”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alegría” 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).

alegría vs alerta
71% similar
alegría vs alegro
71% similar
alegría vs avería
71% similar

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

Key facts for alegría
PropertyValue
Headwordalegría
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aleˈɣ̞ɾia]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,146
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alegría”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alegríacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “absolutamente” (#2,145), “amistad” (#2,147), “viviendo” (#2,144). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alegría” va en #2,146. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around alegría (IPA [aleˈɣ̞ɾia]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,146 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for alegría, with forms such as "aelgría", "aleggría", and "alegraí". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "alerta", "alegro", "avería", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alegría, spelled A-L-E-G-R-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable.
  2. 2
    Lo que produce dicha sensación.
  3. 3
    Tipo de cante flamenco.
  4. 4
    Planta anual, frecuentemente utilizada en jardinería, que no suele sobrepasar los 50 centímetros, de tallos erguidos y rectos muy ramificados. Las hojas son lanceoladas y de color verde claro, tienen cortos peciolos y bordes aserrados.
  5. 5
    Dulce mexicano elaborado principalmente de amaranto y miel.
  6. 6
    Nuégado en que entra la simiente llamada alegría₁₂.
  7. 7
    Taberna
  8. 8
    El estado en que se halla una facultad mental cuando alcanza el objeto especial de su deseo.
  9. 9
    Dulce seco hecho de ajonjolí ó coco rallado, millo, miel de cana, azúcar, etc.
  10. 10
    Abertura, por la de una porta.
  11. 11
    Planta de un pie de altura , con los tallos y hojas vellosas y la flor blanca, y que produce una cajilla, dentro de la cual se contienen cuatro semillas ovaladas, comprimidas y amarillentas.
  12. 12
    Simiente de esta planta₁₂, que se aprovecha para dar sabor a algunos manjares.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how alegría appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «La alegría que produce ver a tu madre y a tu padre superorgullosos de ti es lo más satisfactorio que puedes experimentar».
  2. «La música es la alegría del alma y del espíritu».

Synonyms

sésamo

This word in other languages

joy(English)joie(Français)Freude(Deutsch)alegria(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aelgría
  • aleggría
  • alegraí
  • alegrría
  • alegíra
  • alergía
  • algería
  • allegría
  • laegría

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alegría - 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.

aelgría2aleggría1alegraí2alegrría1alegíra2alergía2algería2allegría1
Edit distance from "alegría"

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 "alegría"?
"alegría" is spelled A-L-E-G-R-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈɣ̞ɾia].
What does "alegría" mean?
As a noun, "alegría" means: Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable.
What words are commonly confused with "alegría"?
"alegría" is commonly confused with "alerta", "alegro", "avería". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alegría"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alegría" is [aleˈɣ̞ɾia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alegría" come from?
"alegría" 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 "alegría", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

amistad#2,147cliente#2,153Córdoba#2,158elegido#2,163

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

viejos9 variantsingreso9 variantsnegros9 variantsCristo9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list