Which to use
“alegado” and “alterado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- #15,535
- “alterado” frequency rank
- 53472
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegado | alterado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alegar. | Participio de alterar o de alterarse. |
Where the eye mixes alegado and alterado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alterado's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegado with alterado
A purely visual mix-up. alegado ([aleˈɣ̞að̞o]) and alterado ([al̪t̪eˈɾað̞o]) 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 53472, 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]. alterado is at rank #15,535, tagged as averb, pronounced [al̪t̪eˈɾað̞o].
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 53472, this pair ranks #87,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegado vs alterado
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "alegado": g. Private to "alterado": rt.
"alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alterado" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alegado" for "alterado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alegado" vs "alterado" - 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 "alegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alterado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegado" and "alterado" 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 #87,705 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.