Which to use
“albergaba” and “albergan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,482
- “albergaba” frequency rank
- #29,019
- “albergan” frequency rank
- 67501
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | albergaba | albergan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 albergaba and albergan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. albergaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against albergan's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between albergaba and albergan
A purely visual mix-up. albergaba ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
albergaba is recorded at frequency rank #38,482, classified as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. 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 67501, this pair ranks #36,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of albergaba vs albergan
Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "albergaba": -. Private to "albergan": n.
"albergaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV · "albergan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "albergaba" and "albergan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "albergaba" or "albergan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "albergaba" and "albergan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "albergaba" 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 #36,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "albergaba" and "albergan" 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 #36,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.