Which to use
“albergó” is a verb and “albergue” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,789
- “albergó” frequency rank
- #15,266
- “albergue” frequency rank
- 64055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | albergó | albergue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de albergar o de albergarse. | Lugar para quedarse, resguardarse, pasar la noche o alojarse. |
Where the eye mixes albergó and albergue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. albergó runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against albergue's 8 (VCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: albergó vs albergue
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: albergó is [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞o] while albergue is [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
albergó is recorded at frequency rank #48,789, classified as averb, pronounced [alβ̞eɾˈɣ̞o]. albergue is at rank #15,266, tagged as anoun, pronounced [alˈβ̞eɾɣ̞e].
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 64055, this pair ranks #46,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of albergó vs albergue
Shared letters: abeglr. Private to "albergó": ó. Private to "albergue": u.
"albergó" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "albergue" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- albergue ← ablergue · albbergue · albegrue · albergeu · alberggue · alberrgue · alberuge · albregue
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "albergó" and "albergue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "albergó" vs "albergue" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "albergó" and "albergue" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "albergó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "albergue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "albergó" and "albergue" 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 #46,743 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.