ajeno

[aˈxeno]

/[aˈxeno]/ adj

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The verdict

“ajeno” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,861
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que pertenece o es propio de otra persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ajeno · ajeno · Spanish

ajeno · rank #6,861 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,861
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH ajena

Nearest frequency peer: ajena (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “ajeno”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “ajeno” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ajeno vs año
40% similar
ajeno vs ajo
60% similar
ajeno vs amén
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ajeno
PropertyValue
Headwordajeno
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[aˈxeno]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,861
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ajeno”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ajenocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ajena” (#6,860), “allende” (#6,862), “adoptado” (#6,859). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “ajeno” va en #6,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ajeno (IPA [aˈxeno]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,861 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ajeno, with forms such as "aejno", "ajenno", and "ajeon". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "año", "ajo", "amén", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ajeno, spelled A-J-E-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que pertenece o es propio de otra persona.
  2. 2
    Que no corresponde a esa clase, grupo, condición o lugar.
  3. 3
    Distante, sin participación .
  4. 4
    Que desconoce algo que ocurre o va a ocurrir.
  5. 5
    Impropio, externo, no correspondiente.

This word in other languages

alien(English)étranger(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aejno
  • ajenno
  • ajeon
  • ajjeno
  • ajneo
  • jaeno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ajeno - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

aejno2ajenno1ajeon2ajjeno1ajneo2jaeno2
Edit distance from "ajeno"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ajeno"?
"ajeno" is spelled A-J-E-N-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈxeno].
What does "ajeno" mean?
As an adjective, "ajeno" means: Que pertenece o es propio de otra persona.
What words are commonly confused with "ajeno"?
"ajeno" is commonly confused with "año", "ajo", "amén". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ajeno"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ajeno" is [aˈxeno]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ajeno" come from?
"ajeno" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ajeno", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ajena#6,860acusa#6,858white#6,849verme#6,844

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

risas6 variantshueco6 variantsseno6 variantsvisa6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list