alejen

/[aˈlexẽn]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,180

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

alejen is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. Pronounced [aˈlexẽn]. Often confused with Alejo and alien.

Key facts for alejen
PropertyValue
Headwordalejen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aˈlexẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,180
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for alejen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aˈlexẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,180 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for alejen, with forms such as "aeljen", "aleejn", and "alejenn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Alejo", "alien", "alemán", 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 alejen, spelled A-L-E-J-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de alejar o del imperativo negativo de alejarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aeljen,aleejn,alejenn,alejjen,alejne,aljeen,allejen,laejen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for alejen

Misspelling Variants of "alejen"

aeljen6aleejn6alejenn7alejjen7alejne6aljeen6allejen7laejen6
Misspelling Variants of "alejen"

Frequency rank: #41,180 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "alejen"?
"alejen" is spelled A-L-E-J-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈlexẽn].
What does "alejen" mean?
As a verb, "alejen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse.
What words are commonly confused with "alejen"?
"alejen" is commonly confused with "Alejo", "alien", "alemán". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "alejen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "alejen" is [aˈlexẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "alejen" come from?
"alejen" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.