alberganvsalbergarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#29,019
“albergan” frequency rank
#13,833
“albergar” frequency rank
42852
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature albergan albergar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. Dar albergue u hospedaje.

Where the eye mixes albergan and albergar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. albergan and albergar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
albergan
8 ch
albergar

Why the eye confuses albergan with albergar

A purely visual mix-up. albergan ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “albergan” becomes r in “albergar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42852, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

albergan is recorded at frequency rank #29,019, classified as averb, pronounced [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn]. 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 42852, this pair ranks #145,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of albergan vs albergar

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

"albergan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "albergar" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • albergan ← ablergan · albbergan · albegran · alberagn · albergann · alberggan · albergna · alberrgan
  • albergar ← ablergar · albbergar · albegrar · alberagr · albergarr · alberggar · albergra · alberrgar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "albergan" and "albergar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn] versus [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "albergan" 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 #29,019 for "albergan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "albergan" 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 #145,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "albergan" and "albergar" 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 #145,950 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