alegadovsalegradoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#37,937
“alegado” frequency rank
#39,038
“alegrado” frequency rank
76975
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alegado alegrado
Definition Participio de alegar. Participio de alegrar.

Where the eye mixes alegado and alegrado

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alegado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alegrado's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
alegado
8 ch
alegrado

Look-alike desk: alegado vs alegrado

A purely visual mix-up. alegado ([aleˈɣ̞að̞o]) and alegrado ([aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) 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 76975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alegado is recorded at frequency rank #37,937, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞að̞o]. alegrado is at rank #39,038, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o].

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 76975, this pair ranks #16,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alegado vs alegrado

Shared letters: adeglo. Private to "alegado": -. Private to "alegrado": r.

"alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "alegrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alegado ← aelgado · aleagdo · alegaddo · alegaod · alegdao · aleggado · algeado · allegado
  • alegrado ← aelgrado · alegardo · aleggrado · alegraddo · alegraod · alegrdao · alegrrado · alergado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alegado" and "alegrado" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈɣ̞að̞o] versus [aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alegado" vs "alegrado" - which ranks higher?
"alegado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,937 in our Spanish list, against #39,038 for "alegrado". 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 "alegado" and "alegrado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alegado" and "alegrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegrado vs alegraron". 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 #16,809 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