algún
[alˈɣ̞ũn]
The verdict
“algún” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #315. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #315
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,704
- “A” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de alguno.
Corpus desk
Index ES-algun · algún · Spanish
algún · rank #315 · 7 variants · 18 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #315
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 7,704
- PHOTO-FINISH the
Nearest frequency peer: the (-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 “algún”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- podría
podría
99,689 corpus weight
- realidad
realidad
99,688 corpus weight
- the
the
99,687 corpus weight
- algún
algún
99,686 corpus weight
- amor
amor
99,685 corpus weight
- dicho
dicho
99,684 corpus weight
What this shows “algún” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | algún |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [alˈɣ̞ũn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #315 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “algún”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around algún (IPA [alˈɣ̞ũn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #315 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for algún, with forms such as "aglún", "alggún", and "algnú". 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, "aún", "atún", "alud", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is algún, spelled A-L-G-Ú-N.
Definition
- 1Variante de alguno.
- 2Variante de alguna.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how algún appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
algún hombre
algún tiempo
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- aglún
- alggún
- algnú
- algúnn
- allgún
- alúgn
- lagún
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of algún - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "algún", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).