alegraronvsaseguraronTell them apart

Which to use

“alegraron” and “aseguraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,400
“alegraron” frequency rank
#18,444
“aseguraron” frequency rank
67844
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alegraron aseguraron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asegurar.

Where the eye mixes alegraron and aseguraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
alegraron
10 ch
aseguraron

Why the eye confuses alegraron with aseguraron

A purely visual mix-up. alegraron ([aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]) and aseguraron ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾõn]) 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 67844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alegraron is recorded at frequency rank #49,400, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn]. aseguraron is at rank #18,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾõn].

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 67844, this pair ranks #36,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alegraron vs aseguraron

Shared letters: aegnor. Private to "alegraron": l. Private to "aseguraron": su.

"alegraron" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "aseguraron" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alegraronaelgraron · alegarron · aleggraron · alegraorn · alegrarno · alegraronn · alegrarron · alegrraon
  • aseguraronaceguraron · aesguraron · asegguraron · asegruaron · aseguarron · aseguraorn · asegurarno · aseguraronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alegraron" and "aseguraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈɣ̞ɾaɾõn] versus [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alegraron" or "aseguraron"?
"aseguraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,444 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alegraron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aseguraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #36,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alegraron" and "aseguraron" 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 #36,073 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