Which to use
“alargar” and “albergar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,563
- “alargar” frequency rank
- #13,833
- “albergar” frequency rank
- 36396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargar | albergar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar más longitud a una cosa. | Dar albergue u hospedaje. |
Where the eye mixes alargar and albergar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alargar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against albergar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alargar and albergar
A purely visual mix-up. alargar ([alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and albergar ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 36396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alargar is recorded at frequency rank #22,563, classified as averb, pronounced [alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]. albergar is at rank #13,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 36396, this pair ranks #180,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alargar vs albergar
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "alargar": -. Private to "albergar": be.
"alargar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "albergar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alargar" for "albergar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alargar" or "albergar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alargar" and "albergar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alargar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "albergar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargar" and "albergar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albergar vs albergó". 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 #180,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.