Which to use
“alentar” and “alentó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,053
- “alentar” frequency rank
- #29,468
- “alentó” frequency rank
- 43521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alentar | alentó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Animar, infundir aliento o esfuerzo, dar vigor. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alentar. |
Where the eye mixes alentar and alentó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alentar runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against alentó's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alentar and alentó
A purely visual mix-up. alentar ([alẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and alentó ([alẽn̪ˈt̪o]) 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 43521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alentar is recorded at frequency rank #14,053, classified as averb, pronounced [alẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. alentó is at rank #29,468, tagged as averb, pronounced [alẽn̪ˈt̪o].
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 43521, this pair ranks #142,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alentar vs alentó
Shared letters: aelnt. Private to "alentar": r. Private to "alentó": ó.
"alentar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "alentó" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alentar ← aelntar · alenatr · alenntar · alentarr · alentra · alenttar · aletnar · allentar
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alentar" and "alentó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alentar" or "alentó"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alentar" and "alentó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alentar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alentó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alentar" and "alentó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alentó vs atente". 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 #142,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.