lejos
Spanish, adverb/ˈlexos/
lejos is spelled L-E-J-O-S (5 letters) and appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish, the 737th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lejos is a Spanish adverb meaning “far, far away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “A gran distancia”.
What does lejos mean in English?
adverb
- 1
far, far away
Está muy lejos.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. A gran distancia. 2. Por extensión y figuradamente, de manera muy distinta.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of lejos
- lejísimos superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lejos?
- /ˈlexos/
- [ˈle.xos]
- [ˈlexos]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lejos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lejos in Spanish?
lejos appears 117 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).