Which to use
“alegrado” is a verb and “alejado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,038
- “alegrado” frequency rank
- #7,658
- “alejado” frequency rank
- 46696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegrado | alejado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alegrar. | Que está lejos en el espacio, el tiempo, o conceptualmente. |
Where the eye mixes alegrado and alejado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alegrado and alejado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegrado is [aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o] while alejado is [aleˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46696, 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]. alejado is at rank #7,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aleˈxað̞o].
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 46696, this pair ranks #124,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegrado vs alejado
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "alegrado": gr. Private to "alejado": j.
"alegrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "alejado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alegrado" for "alejado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alegrado" or "alejado"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegrado" and "alejado" 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 #124,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.