adorabavsalojabaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“adoraba” and “alojaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,913
“adoraba” frequency rank
#48,793
“alojaba” frequency rank
82706
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature adoraba alojaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adorar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alojar o de alojarse.

Where the eye mixes adoraba and alojaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adoraba and alojaba follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
adoraba
7 ch
alojaba

Look-alike desk: adoraba vs alojaba

A purely visual mix-up. adoraba ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞a]) and alojaba ([aloˈxaβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

adoraba is recorded at frequency rank #33,913, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞oˈɾaβ̞a]. alojaba is at rank #48,793, tagged as averb, pronounced [aloˈxaβ̞a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 82706, this pair ranks #8,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of adoraba vs alojaba

Shared letters: abo. Private to "adoraba": dr. Private to "alojaba": jl.

"adoraba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "alojaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • adoraba ← addoraba · adoarba · adoraab · adorabba · adorava · adorbaa · adorraba · adroaba
  • alojaba ← aljoaba · allojaba · aloajba · alojaab · alojabba · alojava · alojbaa · alojjaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "adoraba" for "alojaba" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞a] versus [aloˈxaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "adoraba" or "alojaba"?
"adoraba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,913 in our Spanish list, against #48,793 for "alojaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "adoraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alojaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #8,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "adoraba" and "alojaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs alojaba". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #8,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list