Which to use
“alargar” and “amarga” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,563
- “alargar” frequency rank
- #13,388
- “amarga” frequency rank
- 35951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alargar | amarga |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar más longitud a una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de amargar. |
Where the eye mixes alargar and amarga
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alargar and amarga
A purely visual mix-up. alargar ([alaɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and amarga ([aˈmaɾɣ̞a]) 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 35951, 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]. amarga is at rank #13,388, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈmaɾɣ̞a].
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 35951, this pair ranks #183,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alargar vs amarga
Shared letters: agr. Private to "alargar": l. Private to "amarga": m.
"alargar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "amarga" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alargar" for "amarga" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alargar" vs "amarga" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alargar" and "amarga" 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 "amarga" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alargar" and "amarga" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amarga vs amarras". 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 #183,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.