Which to use
“alegar” and “alongar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,616
- “alegar” frequency rank
- #37,178
- “alongar” frequency rank
- 56794
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegar | alongar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | citar | tornar mais longo |
Where the eye mixes alegar and alongar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alegar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alongar's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alegar with alongar
A purely visual mix-up. alegar (/ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/) and alongar (/ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/) 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 56794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegar is recorded at frequency rank #19,616, classified as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. alongar is at rank #37,178, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɐ.lõ.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 56794, this pair ranks #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alegar vs alongar
Shared letters: aglr. Private to "alegar": e. Private to "alongar": no.
"alegar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alongar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegar" and "alongar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alegar" or "alongar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alegar" and "alongar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alongar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegar" and "alongar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojar vs alongar". 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 #9,739 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.