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“alberga” and “albergan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,342
“alberga” frequency rank
#29,019
“albergan” frequency rank
40361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alberga albergan
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse.

Where the eye mixes alberga and albergan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alberga runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against albergan's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
alberga
8 ch
albergan

Visual trap between alberga and albergan

A purely visual mix-up. alberga ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a]) and albergan ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alberga” sits inside “albergan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40361, 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]. albergan is at rank #29,019, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn].

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 40361, this pair ranks #159,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of alberga vs albergan

Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "alberga": -. Private to "albergan": n.

"alberga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "albergan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alberga ← ablerga · albberga · albegra · alberag · albergga · alberrga · albrega · alebrga
  • albergan ← ablergan · albbergan · albegran · alberagn · albergann · alberggan · albergna · alberrgan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alberga" and "albergan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a] versus [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alberga" or "albergan"?
"alberga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,342 in our Spanish list, against #29,019 for "albergan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alberga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "albergan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #159,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alberga" and "albergan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albergan 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 #159,512 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list