alberganvsaleganTell them apart

Which to use

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

#29,019
“albergan” frequency rank
#30,322
“alegan” frequency rank
59341
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature albergan alegan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 alegar.

Where the eye mixes albergan and alegan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. albergan runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against alegan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
albergan
6 ch
alegan

Why the eye confuses albergan with alegan

A purely visual mix-up. albergan ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn]) and alegan ([aˈleɣ̞ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59341, 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]. alegan is at rank #30,322, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ãn].

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 59341, this pair ranks #62,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of albergan vs alegan

Shared letters: aegln. Private to "albergan": br. Private to "alegan": -.

"albergan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "alegan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • albergan ← ablergan · albbergan · albegran · alberagn · albergann · alberggan · albergna · alberrgan
  • alegan ← aelgan · aleagn · alegann · aleggan · alegna · algean · allegan · laegan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "albergan" and "alegan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞ãn] versus [aˈleɣ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "albergan" vs "alegan" - which ranks higher?
"albergan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,019 in our Spanish list, against #30,322 for "alegan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "albergan" and "alegan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "albergan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "albergan" and "alegan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegaba vs alegan". 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 #62,971 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