Which to use
“alaban” and “alegan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,557
- “alaban” frequency rank
- #30,322
- “alegan” frequency rank
- 69879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alaban | alegan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alabar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes alaban and alegan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alaban and alegan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alaban with alegan
A purely visual mix-up. alaban ([aˈlaβ̞ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alaban is recorded at frequency rank #39,557, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlaβ̞ãn]. 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 69879, this pair ranks #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alaban vs alegan
Shared letters: aln. Private to "alaban": b. Private to "alegan": eg.
"alaban" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alegan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alaban" and "alegan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alaban" or "alegan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alaban" and "alegan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alaban" 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 #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alaban" and "alegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alaban vs Albany". 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 #31,013 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.