Which to use
“aferran” and “alegran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,108
- “aferran” frequency rank
- #30,323
- “alegran” frequency rank
- 70431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aferran | alegran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aferrar o de aferrarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. |
Where the eye mixes aferran and alegran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. aferran and alegran follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between aferran and alegran
A purely visual mix-up. aferran ([aˈferãn]) and alegran ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aferran is recorded at frequency rank #40,108, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈferãn]. alegran is at rank #30,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾãn].
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 70431, this pair ranks #29,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aferran vs alegran
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "aferran": f. Private to "alegran": gl.
"aferran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aferran" and "alegran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aferran" or "alegran" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aferran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aferran" and "alegran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aferran vs alertan". 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 #29,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.