alejaba

/[aleˈxaβ̞a]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,179

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

alejaba is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. Pronounced [aleˈxaβ̞a]. Often confused with alejar and alejan.

Key facts for alejaba
PropertyValue
Headwordalejaba
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleˈxaβ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,179
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of alejaba in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alejaba is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aleˈxaβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,179 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for alejaba, with forms such as "aeljaba", "aleajba", and "alejaab". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "alejar", "alejan", "alejas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is alejaba, spelled A-L-E-J-A-B-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aeljaba,aleajba,alejaab,alejabba,alejava,alejbaa,alejjaba,aljeaba,allejaba,laejaba

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alejaba

Misspelling Variants of "alejaba"

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Misspelling Variants of "alejaba"

Frequency rank: #41,179 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alejaba"?
"alejaba" is spelled A-L-E-J-A-B-A. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈxaβ̞a].
What does "alejaba" mean?
As a verb, "alejaba" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse.
What words are commonly confused with "alejaba"?
"alejaba" is commonly confused with "alejar", "alejan", "alejas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alejaba"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alejaba" is [aleˈxaβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alejaba" come from?
"alejaba" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.