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

#38,482
“albergaba” frequency rank
#13,833
“albergar” frequency rank
52315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature albergaba albergar
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. Dar albergue u hospedaje.

Where the eye mixes albergaba and albergar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. albergaba runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against albergar's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
albergaba
8 ch
albergar

Visual trap between albergaba and albergar

A purely visual mix-up. albergaba ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and albergar ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) 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 52315, 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]. albergar is at rank #13,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ].

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 52315, this pair ranks #93,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of albergaba vs albergar

Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "albergaba": -. Private to "albergar": -.

"albergaba" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "albergar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • albergaba ← ablergaba · albbergaba · albegraba · alberagba · albergaab · albergabba · albergbaa · alberggaba
  • albergar ← ablergar · albbergar · albegrar · alberagr · albergarr · alberggar · albergra · alberrgar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "albergaba" for "albergar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aβ̞a] versus [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "albergaba" vs "albergar" - which ranks higher?
"albergar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,833 in our Spanish list, against #38,482 for "albergaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "albergaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "albergar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "albergaba" and "albergar" 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 #93,305 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