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

#35,859
“aleaciones” frequency rank
#19,611
“alegaciones” frequency rank
55470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aleaciones alegaciones
Definition Forma del plural de aleación. Forma del plural de alegación.

Where the eye mixes aleaciones and alegaciones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aleaciones runs 10 letters (VCVVCVVCVC) against alegaciones's 11 (VCVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
aleaciones
11 ch
alegaciones

Look-alike desk: aleaciones vs alegaciones

A purely visual mix-up. aleaciones ([aleaˈsjones]) and alegaciones ([aleɣ̞aˈsjones]) 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 55470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aleaciones is recorded at frequency rank #35,859, classified as anoun, pronounced [aleaˈsjones]. alegaciones is at rank #19,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleɣ̞aˈsjones].

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 55470, this pair ranks #78,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aleaciones vs alegaciones

Shared letters: aceilnos. Private to "aleaciones": -. Private to "alegaciones": g.

"aleaciones" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVVCVC  ·  "alegaciones" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aleacionesaelaciones · alaeciones · aleacciones · aleacinoes · aleacioens · aleacioness · aleacionnes · aleacionse
  • alegacionesaelgaciones · aleagciones · alegacciones · alegacinoes · alegacioens · alegacioness · alegacionnes · alegacionse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aleaciones" and "alegaciones" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aleaˈsjones] versus [aleɣ̞aˈsjones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "aleaciones" or "alegaciones"?
"alegaciones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,611 in our Spanish list, against #35,859 for "aleaciones". 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 "aleaciones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegaciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #78,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aleaciones" and "alegaciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aleaciones vs alineaciones". 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 #78,728 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