Which to use
“alegran” and “aseguran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,323
- “alegran” frequency rank
- #8,220
- “aseguran” frequency rank
- 38543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegran | aseguran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de asegurar. |
Where the eye mixes alegran and aseguran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alegran runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against aseguran's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegran with aseguran
A purely visual mix-up. alegran ([aˈleɣ̞ɾãn]) and aseguran ([aseˈɣ̞uɾãn]) 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 38543, 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]. aseguran is at rank #8,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾãn].
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 38543, this pair ranks #169,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegran vs aseguran
Shared letters: aegnr. Private to "alegran": l. Private to "aseguran": su.
"alegran" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "aseguran" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegran" and "aseguran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alegran" or "aseguran" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alegran" and "aseguran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aseguran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegran" and "aseguran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegran 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 #169,433 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.