Which to use
“alzan” and “alzar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,195
- “alzan” frequency rank
- #18,736
- “alzar” frequency rank
- 49931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alzan | alzar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alzar o de alzarse. | Desplazar alguna cosa, literal o metafóricamente, hacia arriba. |
Where the eye mixes alzan and alzar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alzan and alzar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alzan and alzar
A purely visual mix-up. alzan ([ˈalsãn]) and alzar ([alˈsaɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “alzan” becomes r in “alzar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alzan is recorded at frequency rank #31,195, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈalsãn]. alzar is at rank #18,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈsaɾ].
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 49931, this pair ranks #106,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alzan vs alzar
Shared letters: alz. Private to "alzan": n. Private to "alzar": r.
"alzan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alzar" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "alzan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alzar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alzan" and "alzar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alzan vs aslan". 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 #106,056 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.