Which to use
“alegrado” and “apegado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,038
- “alegrado” frequency rank
- #39,051
- “apegado” frequency rank
- 78089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegrado | apegado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alegrar. | Participio de apegar o de apegarse. |
Where the eye mixes alegrado and apegado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegrado runs 8 letters (VCVCCVCV) against apegado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alegrado and apegado
A purely visual mix-up. alegrado ([aleˈɣ̞ɾað̞o]) and apegado ([apeˈɣ̞að̞o]) 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 78089, 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]. apegado is at rank #39,051, tagged as averb, pronounced [apeˈɣ̞að̞o].
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 78089, this pair ranks #14,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegrado vs apegado
Shared letters: adego. Private to "alegrado": lr. Private to "apegado": p.
"alegrado" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV · "apegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegrado" and "apegado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alegrado" or "apegado"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alegrado" and "apegado" 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 "apegado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegrado" and "apegado" 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 #14,981 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.