Which to use
“aclaró” is a verb and “Alado” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,289
- “aclaró” frequency rank
- #31,191
- “Alado” frequency rank
- 43480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aclaró | Alado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aclarar. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes aclaró and Alado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aclaró runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against Alado's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aclaró vs Alado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aclaró is [aklaˈɾo] while Alado is [aˈlað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aclaró is recorded at frequency rank #12,289, classified as averb, pronounced [aklaˈɾo]. Alado is at rank #31,191, tagged as aname, pronounced [aˈlað̞o].
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 43480, this pair ranks #142,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aclaró vs Alado
Shared letters: al. Private to "aclaró": cró. Private to "Alado": do.
"aclaró" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "Alado" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Alado ← aaldo · aladdo · alaod · aldao · allado · laado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aclaró" and "Alado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aclaró" or "Alado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aclaró" and "Alado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aclaró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aclaró" and "Alado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alado vs añadí". 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 #142,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.