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

#39,038
“alegrado” frequency rank
#30,323
“alegran” frequency rank
69361
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alegrado alegran
Definition Participio de alegrar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse.

Where the eye mixes alegrado and alegran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against alegran's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
alegrado
7 ch
alegran

Visual trap between alegrado and alegran

A purely visual mix-up. alegrado ([aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and alegran ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) 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 69361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alegrado is recorded at frequency rank #39,038, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]. alegran is at rank #30,323, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾãn].

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 69361, this pair ranks #32,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alegrado vs alegran

Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegrado": do. Private to "alegran": n.

"alegrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV  ·  "alegran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alegradoaelgrado · alegardo · aleggrado · alegraddo · alegraod · alegrdao · alegrrado · alergado
  • alegranaelgran · alegarn · aleggran · alegrann · alegrna · alegrran · alergan · algeran

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alegrado" and "alegran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] versus [aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alegrado" or "alegran"?
"alegran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,323 in our Spanish list, against #39,038 for "alegrado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "alegrado" and "alegran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alegrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alegran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alegrado" and "alegran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegrado vs alegraron". 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 #32,178 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