Which to use
“alegran” and “alegraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,323
- “alegran” frequency rank
- #49,400
- “alegraron” frequency rank
- 79723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegran | alegraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. |
Where the eye mixes alegran and alegraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alegran runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against alegraron's 9 (VCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alegran and alegraron
A purely visual mix-up. alegran ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) and alegraron ([aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79723, 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]. alegraron is at rank #49,400, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn].
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 79723, this pair ranks #12,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegran vs alegraron
Shared letters: aeglnr. Private to "alegran": -. Private to "alegraron": o.
"alegran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegraron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegran" and "alegraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alegran" or "alegraron"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegran" and "alegraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegraría 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 #12,629 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.