lejano
[leˈxano]
The verdict
“lejano” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,320 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,320
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que se halla a gran distancia física.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | lejano |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [leˈxano] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #7,320 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “lejano” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for lejano is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [leˈxano]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,320 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for lejano, with forms such as "eljano", "leajno", and "lejanno". 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, "llano", "Luján", "lozano", 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is lejano, spelled L-E-J-A-N-O.
Definition
- 1Que se halla a gran distancia física.
- 2Que se halla a gran distancia temporal o cronológica.
- 3Se dice del parentesco distante o no inmediato.
- 4De poca intensidad o fuerza (dicho de ruidos, percepciones, etcétera).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eljano,leajno,lejanno,lejaon,lejjano,lejnao,ljeano,llejano
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of lejano - 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.
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.
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Using “lejano”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is L-E-J-A-N-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [leˈxano] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “llano” - see the side-by-side comparison. lejano vs llano
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.