Which to use
“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegrado" and "alegran" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alegrado" or "alegran"?
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.