alejando

[aleˈxãn̪d̪o]

/[aleˈxãn̪d̪o]/ verb

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The verdict

“alejando” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,123. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,123
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerundio de alejar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alejando · alejando · Spanish

alejando · rank #25,123 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,123
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH aleación

Nearest frequency peer: aleación (-2 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 “alejando”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alejando” 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).

alejando vs alojado
75% similar
alejando vs alzando
75% similar
alejando vs apelando
75% similar

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

Key facts for alejando
PropertyValue
Headwordalejando
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aleˈxãn̪d̪o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,123
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alejando”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.alejandocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “aleación” (#25,121), “almacena” (#25,125), “agredido” (#25,120). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alejando” va en #25,123. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around alejando (IPA [aleˈxãn̪d̪o]), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,123 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Gerundio de alejar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for alejando, with forms such as "aeljando", "aleajndo", and "alejadno". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "alojado", "alzando", "apelando", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is alejando, spelled A-L-E-J-A-N-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerundio de alejar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aeljando
  • aleajndo
  • alejadno
  • alejanddo
  • alejanndo
  • alejanod
  • alejjando
  • alejnado
  • aljeando
  • allejando
  • laejando

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alejando - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

aeljando2aleajndo2alejadno2alejanddo1alejanndo1alejanod2alejjando1alejnado2
Edit distance from "alejando"

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 "alejando"?
"alejando" is spelled A-L-E-J-A-N-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [aleˈxãn̪d̪o].
What does "alejando" mean?
As a verb, "alejando" means: Gerundio de alejar.
What words are commonly confused with "alejando"?
"alejando" is commonly confused with "alojado", "alzando", "apelando". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alejando"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alejando" is [aleˈxãn̪d̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alejando" come from?
"alejando" 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 "alejando", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aleación#25,121almacena#25,125agredido#25,120advierto#25,115

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Aparicio11 variantsapostado11 variantsacosador11 variantsapoyadas11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list