alegría
[aleˈɣ̞ɾia]
The verdict
“alegría” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #2,146 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #2,146
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alegría |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [aleˈɣ̞ɾia] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,146 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alegría” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for alegría is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aleˈɣ̞ɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,146 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable.
- 2Lo que produce dicha sensación.
- 3Tipo de cante flamenco.
- 4Planta 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.
- 5Dulce mexicano elaborado principalmente de amaranto y miel.
- 6Nuégado en que entra la simiente llamada alegría₁₂.
- 7Taberna
- 8El estado en que se halla una facultad mental cuando alcanza el objeto especial de su deseo.
- 9Dulce seco hecho de ajonjolí ó coco rallado, millo, miel de cana, azúcar, etc.
- 10Abertura, por la de una porta.
- 11Planta 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.
- 12Simiente de esta planta₁₂, que se aprovecha para dar sabor a algunos manjares.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “alegría”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-L-E-G-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aleˈɣ̞ɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “alerta” - see the side-by-side comparison. alegría vs alerta
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.