Which to use
“Adela” is a name and “alega” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,247
- “Adela” frequency rank
- #18,434
- “alega” frequency rank
- 40681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adela | alega |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de mujer, entró con la invasión de los visigodos en la península Ibérica. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes Adela and alega
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Adela vs alega
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adela is [aˈð̞ela] while alega is [aˈleɣ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adela is recorded at frequency rank #22,247, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈð̞ela]. alega is at rank #18,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞a].
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 40681, this pair ranks #157,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adela vs alega
Shared letters: ael. Private to "Adela": d. Private to "alega": g.
"Adela" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Adela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alega" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adela" and "alega" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alega vs alegaba". 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 #157,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.