agreganvsaleganWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“agregan” and “alegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,765
“agregan” frequency rank
#30,322
“alegan” frequency rank
46087
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agregan alegan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de agregar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar.

Where the eye mixes agregan and alegan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. agregan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against alegan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
agregan
6 ch
alegan

Visual trap between agregan and alegan

A purely visual mix-up. agregan ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]) and alegan ([aˈleɣ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agregan is recorded at frequency rank #15,765, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn]. alegan is at rank #30,322, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ãn].

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 46087, this pair ranks #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agregan vs alegan

Shared letters: aegn. Private to "agregan": r. Private to "alegan": l.

"agregan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "alegan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agreganagergan · aggregan · agreagn · agregann · agreggan · agregna · agrgean · agrregan
  • aleganaelgan · aleagn · alegann · aleggan · alegna · algean · allegan · laegan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "agregan" for "alegan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aˈɣ̞ɾeɣ̞ãn] versus [aˈleɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "agregan" or "alegan"?
"agregan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,765 in our Spanish list, against #30,322 for "alegan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agregan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agregan" and "alegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegaba vs alegan". 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 #127,751 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list