alejen

[aˈlexẽn]

/[aˈlexẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“alejen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #41,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,180
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-alejen · alejen · Spanish

alejen · rank #41,180 · 8 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,180
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH alejaba

Nearest frequency peer: alejaba (-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 “alejen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “alejen” 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).

alejen vs Alejo
50% similar
alejen vs alien
67% similar
alejen vs alemán
67% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “alejen”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).alejencae 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 “alejaba” (#41,179), “alineadas” (#41,181), “Alcorta” (#41,177). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “alejen” va en #41,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around alejen (IPA [aˈlexẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,180 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for alejen, with forms such as "aeljen", "aleejn", and "alejenn". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Alejo", "alien", "alemán", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is alejen, spelled A-L-E-J-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alejen - 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.

aeljen2aleejn2alejenn1alejjen1alejne2aljeen2allejen1laejen2
Edit distance from "alejen"

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 "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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anabel#41,186anulan#41,188adagio#41,162Bedoya#41,210

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

viril8 variantsclics8 variantscolita8 variantscorrija8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list