Which to use
“alargado” is an adjective and “alegado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,744
- “alargado” frequency rank
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- 68681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargado | alegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es más largo que ancho. | Participio de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes alargado and alegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alargado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against alegado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alargado vs alegado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alargado is [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o] while alegado is [aleˈɣ̞að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargado is recorded at frequency rank #30,744, classified as anadj, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞að̞o]. 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 68681, this pair ranks #33,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alargado vs alegado
Shared letters: adglo. Private to "alargado": r. Private to "alegado": e.
"alargado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alargado" for "alegado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alargado" vs "alegado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargado" 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 #33,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargado" 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 #33,856 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.