alegatovsalegatosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#26,688
“alegato” frequency rank
#29,914
“alegatos” frequency rank
56602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alegato alegatos
Definition Argumentación oral o escrita para defender o atacar algo o a alguien; acción de alegar. Forma del plural de alegato.

Where the eye mixes alegato and alegatos

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

7 ch
alegato
8 ch
alegatos

Visual trap between alegato and alegatos

A purely visual mix-up. alegato ([aleˈɣ̞at̪o]) and alegatos ([aleˈɣ̞at̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alegato” sits inside “alegatos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alegato is recorded at frequency rank #26,688, classified as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞at̪o]. alegatos is at rank #29,914, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞at̪os].

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 56602, this pair ranks #73,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alegato vs alegatos

Shared letters: aeglot. Private to "alegato": -. Private to "alegatos": s.

"alegato" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "alegatos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alegato ← aelgato · aleagto · alegaot · alegatto · aleggato · alegtao · algeato · allegato
  • alegatos ← aelgatos · aleagtos · alegaots · alegatoss · alegatso · alegattos · aleggatos · alegtaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alegato" and "alegatos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈɣ̞at̪o] versus [aleˈɣ̞at̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alegato" or "alegatos"?
"alegato" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,688 in our Spanish list, against #29,914 for "alegatos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alegato" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegatos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,909 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alegato" and "alegatos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegatos vs alejamos". 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 #73,909 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