Which to use
“aclarado” and “alargado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,136
- “aclarado” frequency rank
- #30,744
- “alargado” frequency rank
- 48880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclarado | alargado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sometido a un procedimiento que hace más claro su color. | Que es más largo que ancho. |
Where the eye mixes aclarado and alargado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. aclarado (VCCVCVCV) and alargado (VCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: aclarado vs alargado
A purely visual mix-up. aclarado ([aklaˈɾað̞o]) and alargado ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48880, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclarado is recorded at frequency rank #18,136, classified as anadj, pronounced [aklaˈɾað̞o]. alargado is at rank #30,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48880, this pair ranks #112,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aclarado vs alargado
Shared letters: adlor. Private to "aclarado": c. Private to "alargado": g.
"aclarado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "alargado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aclarado" for "alargado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aclarado" or "alargado" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclarado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alargado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclarado" and "alargado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargado vs alargando". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #112,007 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.