Which to use
“alega” and “alegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,434
- “alega” frequency rank
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- 56371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alega | alegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar. | Participio de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes alega and alegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alega runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alegado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alega vs alegado
A purely visual mix-up. alega ([aˈleɣ̞a]) and alegado ([aleˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alega” sits inside “alegado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56371, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alega is recorded at frequency rank #18,434, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞a]. alegado is at rank #37,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 56371, this pair ranks #74,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alega vs alegado
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "alega": -. Private to "alegado": do.
"alega" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alega" and "alegado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alega" vs "alegado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alega" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alega" and "alegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegado vs apenado". 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 #74,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.