Which to use
“alegrado” and “alentado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,038
- “alegrado” frequency rank
- #32,952
- “alentado” frequency rank
- 71990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegrado | alentado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alegrar. | Participio de alentar. |
Where the eye mixes alegrado and alentado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegrado and alentado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alegrado vs alentado
A purely visual mix-up. alegrado ([aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and alentado ([alẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71990, 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]. alentado is at rank #32,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [alẽn̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 71990, this pair ranks #26,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegrado vs alentado
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "alegrado": gr. Private to "alentado": nt.
"alegrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "alentado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegrado" and "alentado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alegrado" vs "alentado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alentado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegrado" and "alentado" 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 #26,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.