Which to use
“alegría” and “alegrías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,146
- “alegría” frequency rank
- #16,255
- “alegrías” frequency rank
- 18401
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegría | alegrías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sensación de contento que se produce debido a algo agradable. | Regocijos y fiestas públicas. |
Where the eye mixes alegría and alegrías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alegría runs 7 letters (VCVCCVV) against alegrías's 8 (VCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegría with alegrías
A purely visual mix-up. alegría ([aleˈɣ̞ɾia]) and alegrías ([aleˈɣ̞ɾias]) 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 extra letter(s) - “alegría” sits inside “alegrías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18401, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegría is recorded at frequency rank #2,146, classified as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾia]. alegrías is at rank #16,255, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾias].
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 18401, this pair ranks #268,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of alegría vs alegrías
Shared letters: aeglrí. Private to "alegría": -. Private to "alegrías": s.
"alegría" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVV · "alegrías" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alegría" for "alegrías" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alegría" vs "alegrías" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alegrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegría" and "alegrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegraría vs alegría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #268,075 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.