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“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.

7 ch
alegran
9 ch
alegraron

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

  • alegran ← aelgran · alegarn · aleggran · alegrann · alegrna · alegrran · alergan · algeran
  • alegraron ← aelgraron · alegarron · aleggraron · alegraorn · alegrarno · alegraronn · alegrarron · alegrraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alegran" and "alegraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn] versus [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alegran" or "alegraron"?
"alegran" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,323 in our Spanish list, against #49,400 for "alegraron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list