Which to use
“alegra” and “alegrías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,968
- “alegra” frequency rank
- #16,255
- “alegrías” frequency rank
- 21223
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegra | alegrías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Especie de barrena para taladrar las bombas. | Regocijos y fiestas públicas. |
Where the eye mixes alegra and alegrías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegra runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against alegrías's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alegra vs alegrías
A purely visual mix-up. alegra ([aˈleɣ̞ɾa]) and alegrías ([aleˈɣ̞ɾias]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21223, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegra is recorded at frequency rank #4,968, classified as anoun, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾa]. alegrías is at rank #16,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾias].
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 21223, this pair ranks #255,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alegra vs alegrías
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegra": -. Private to "alegrías": sí.
"alegra" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "alegrías" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegra ← aelgra · aleggra · alegrra · alerga · algera · allegra · laegra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alegra" for "alegrías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alegra" vs "alegrías" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alegra" and "alegrías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegra" and "alegrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegra vs alegraba". 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 #255,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.