Which to use
“alegrar” is a verb and “alegro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #32,486
- “alegrar” frequency rank
- #4,851
- “alegro” frequency rank
- 37337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegrar | alegro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Causar alegría. | Palabra italiana que se usa para designar cierto grado de viveza en el movimiento de los trozos, haciendo abstracción de su carácter alegre o triste. |
Where the eye mixes alegrar and alegro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegrar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against alegro's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegrar with alegro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegrar is [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾ] while alegro is [aˈleɣ̞ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37337, 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]. alegro is at rank #4,851, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾo].
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 37337, this pair ranks #175,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegrar vs alegro
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegrar": -. Private to "alegro": o.
"alegrar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegrar" and "alegro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alegrar" or "alegro" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alegrar" and "alegro" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegrar" and "alegro" 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 #175,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.