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“alberga” and “albergaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,342
- “alberga” frequency rank
- #38,482
- “albergaba” frequency rank
- 49824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alberga | albergaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. |
Where the eye mixes alberga and albergaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alberga and albergaba
A purely visual mix-up. alberga ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a]) and albergaba ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alberga” sits inside “albergaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alberga is recorded at frequency rank #11,342, classified as averb, pronounced [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a]. albergaba is at rank #38,482, tagged as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a].
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 49824, this pair ranks #106,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alberga vs albergaba
Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "alberga": -. Private to "albergaba": -.
"alberga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "albergaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alberga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "albergaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alberga" and "albergaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albergaba vs alegaba". 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 #106,642 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.