Which to use
“agujas” and “alejas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,181
- “agujas” frequency rank
- #40,626
- “alejas” frequency rank
- 53807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | agujas | alejas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de agujar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes agujas and alejas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. agujas and alejas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between agujas and alejas
A purely visual mix-up. agujas ([aˈɣ̞uxas]) and alejas ([aˈlexas]) 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 53807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
agujas is recorded at frequency rank #13,181, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈɣ̞uxas]. alejas is at rank #40,626, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexas].
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 53807, this pair ranks #86,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of agujas vs alejas
Shared letters: ajs. Private to "agujas": gu. Private to "alejas": el.
"agujas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "agujas" and "alejas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "agujas" or "alejas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "agujas" and "alejas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "agujas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "agujas" and "alejas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejas vs almenas". 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 #86,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.