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

#11,342
“alberga” frequency rank
#48,789
“albergó” frequency rank
60131
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alberga albergó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse.

Where the eye mixes alberga and albergó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
alberga
7 ch
albergó

Visual trap between alberga and albergó

A purely visual mix-up. alberga ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a]) and albergó ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞o]) 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 a single letter - a in “alberga” becomes ó in “albergó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60131, 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]. albergó is at rank #48,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞o].

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 60131, this pair ranks #60,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alberga vs albergó

Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "alberga": -. Private to "albergó": ó.

"alberga" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV  ·  "albergó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • albergaablerga · albberga · albegra · alberag · albergga · alberrga · albrega · alebrga

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alberga" and "albergó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞a] versus [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alberga" vs "albergó" - which ranks higher?
"alberga" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,342 in our Spanish list, against #48,789 for "albergó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alberga" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "albergó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,032 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alberga" and "albergó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "albergó vs Alberta". 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 #60,032 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