Which to use
“alzado” is an adjective and “alzaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,691
- “alzado” frequency rank
- #32,489
- “alzaron” frequency rank
- 59180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alzado | alzaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice del ajuste o precio que se fija en determinada cantidad, a diferencia de los que son resultado de evaluación o cuenta circunstanciada. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alzar o de alzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alzado and alzaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alzado runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against alzaron's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alzado vs alzaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alzado is [alˈsað̞o] while alzaron is [alˈsaɾõn]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59180, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alzado is recorded at frequency rank #26,691, classified as anadj, pronounced [alˈsað̞o]. alzaron is at rank #32,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈsaɾõn].
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 59180, this pair ranks #63,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alzado vs alzaron
Shared letters: aloz. Private to "alzado": d. Private to "alzaron": nr.
"alzado" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "alzaron" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alzado" for "alzaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alzado" or "alzaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alzado" and "alzaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alzado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alzado" and "alzaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alzaron vs ataron". 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 #63,608 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.