Which to use
“alegan” is a verb and “alegato” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,322
- “alegan” frequency rank
- #26,688
- “alegato” frequency rank
- 57010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegan | alegato |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar. | Argumentación oral o escrita para defender o atacar algo o a alguien; acción de alegar. |
Where the eye mixes alegan and alegato
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alegato's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alegan vs alegato
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegan is [aˈleɣ̞ãn] while alegato is [aleˈɣ̞at̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegan is recorded at frequency rank #30,322, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ãn]. alegato is at rank #26,688, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞at̪o].
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 57010, this pair ranks #72,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegan vs alegato
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "alegan": n. Private to "alegato": ot.
"alegan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alegato" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegan" and "alegato" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alegan" vs "alegato" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alegan" and "alegato" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegato" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegan" and "alegato" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegaba vs alegan". 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 #72,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.