Which to use
“alegres” is a verb and “alegro” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,606
- “alegres” frequency rank
- #4,851
- “alegro” frequency rank
- 18457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegres | alegro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de alegrar o de alegrarse. | 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 alegres and alegro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alegres vs alegro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegres is [aˈleɣ̞ɾes] 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 18457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegres is recorded at frequency rank #13,606, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ɾes]. 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 18457, this pair ranks #267,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alegres vs alegro
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "alegres": s. Private to "alegro": o.
"alegres" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alegro" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alegres" and "alegro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alegres" or "alegro" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegres" 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 #267,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegres" and "alegro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegres vs alejes". 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 #267,838 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.