Which to use
“ahogado” is an adjective and “alegado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,748
- “ahogado” frequency rank
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- 54685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ahogado | alegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se ahoga (tiene dificultad para respirar) o sufre ahogo (aflicción). | Participio de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes ahogado and alegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ahogado and alegado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ahogado vs alegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ahogado is [aoˈɣ̞að̞o] while alegado is [aleˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ahogado is recorded at frequency rank #16,748, classified as anadj, pronounced [aoˈɣ̞að̞o]. alegado is at rank #37,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 54685, this pair ranks #82,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ahogado vs alegado
Shared letters: adgo. Private to "ahogado": h. Private to "alegado": el.
"ahogado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ahogado" and "alegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ahogado" or "alegado"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ahogado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ahogado" and "alegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegado vs apenado". 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 #82,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.