Which to use
“alarga” is a verb and “alargado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,485
- “alarga” frequency rank
- #30,744
- “alargado” frequency rank
- 63229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alarga | alargado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alargar. | Que es más largo que ancho. |
Where the eye mixes alarga and alargado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alarga runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against alargado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alarga vs alargado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alarga is [aˈlaɾɣ̞a] while alargado is [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “alarga” sits inside “alargado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alarga is recorded at frequency rank #32,485, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlaɾɣ̞a]. 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 63229, this pair ranks #49,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alarga vs alargado
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "alarga": -. Private to "alargado": do.
"alarga" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "alargado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alarga" and "alargado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alarga" or "alargado"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alarga" 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 #49,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alarga" and "alargado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alarga vs amarra". 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 #49,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.