Which to use
“alegaba” and “alegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,531
- “alegaba” frequency rank
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- 85468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegaba | alegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alegar. | Participio de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes alegaba and alegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegaba and alegado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alegaba and alegado
A purely visual mix-up. alegaba ([aleˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85468, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegaba is recorded at frequency rank #47,531, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. 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 85468, this pair ranks #6,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegaba vs alegado
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "alegaba": b. Private to "alegado": do.
"alegaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegaba" and "alegado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alegaba" vs "alegado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alegaba" and "alegado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegaba" 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 #6,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegaba" and "alegado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegaba vs alojaba". 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 #6,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.