# alegar vs Alvear

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alegar
*verb · IPA [aleˈɣ̞aɾ] · frequency rank #19,612*
Expresar o citar argumentos a favor o en contra de algo o alguien.

### Alvear
*name · IPA [alβ̞eˈaɾ] · frequency rank #20,253*
Apellido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/alegar-vs-alvear