Which to use
“alegrar” and “alegraría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,486
- “alegrar” frequency rank
- #49,401
- “alegraría” frequency rank
- 81887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegrar | alegraría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar alegría. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de alegrar o de alegrarse. |
Where the eye mixes alegrar and alegraría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alegrar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against alegraría's 9 (VCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegrar with alegraría
A purely visual mix-up. alegrar ([aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]) and alegraría ([aleɣ̞ɾaˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alegrar” sits inside “alegraría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegrar is recorded at frequency rank #32,486, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾ]. alegraría is at rank #49,401, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleɣ̞ɾaˈɾia].
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 81887, this pair ranks #9,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegrar vs alegraría
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegrar": -. Private to "alegraría": í.
"alegrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegraría" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alegrar ← aelgrar · aleggrar · alegrarr · alegrrar · alergar · algerar · allegrar · laegrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegrar" and "alegraría" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alegrar" or "alegraría"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegraría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegrar" and "alegraría" 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 #9,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.