Which to use
“alabado” and “alargado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,562
- “alabado” frequency rank
- #30,744
- “alargado” frequency rank
- 53306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alabado | alargado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que recibe o merece alabanza o elogio. | Que es más largo que ancho. |
Where the eye mixes alabado and alargado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alabado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alargado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alabado with alargado
A purely visual mix-up. alabado ([alaˈβ̞að̞o]) and alargado ([alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 53306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alabado is recorded at frequency rank #22,562, classified as anadj, pronounced [alaˈβ̞að̞o]. alargado is at rank #30,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 53306, this pair ranks #88,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alabado vs alargado
Shared letters: adlo. Private to "alabado": b. Private to "alargado": gr.
"alabado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alargado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alabado" and "alargado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alabado" or "alargado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alabado" and "alargado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alabado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alargado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alabado" and "alargado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alargado vs alargando". 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 #88,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.