Which to use
“alegran” and “alegrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,323
- “alegran” frequency rank
- #32,486
- “alegrar” frequency rank
- 62809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegran | alegrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. | Causar alegría. |
Where the eye mixes alegran and alegrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegran and alegrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alegran with alegrar
A purely visual mix-up. alegran ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) and alegrar ([aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “alegran” becomes r in “alegrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegran is recorded at frequency rank #30,323, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]. alegrar is at rank #32,486, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾ].
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 62809, this pair ranks #50,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegran vs alegrar
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegran": n. Private to "alegrar": -.
"alegran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegran" and "alegrar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alegran" vs "alegrar" - 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 "alegran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegran" and "alegrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegrar vs alegraría". 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 #50,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.