Which to use
“alavés” is an adjective and “alejes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,628
- “alavés” frequency rank
- #35,860
- “alejes” frequency rank
- 67488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alavés | alejes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Originario, relativo a, o propio de Álava, en España. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alavés and alejes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. alavés and alejes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alavés with alejes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alavés is [alaˈβ̞es] while alejes is [aˈlexes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67488, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alavés is recorded at frequency rank #31,628, classified as anadj, pronounced [alaˈβ̞es]. alejes is at rank #35,860, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexes].
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 67488, this pair ranks #36,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alavés vs alejes
Shared letters: als. Private to "alavés": vé. Private to "alejes": ej.
"alavés" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alejes ← aeljes · aleejs · alejess · alejjes · alejse · aljees · allejes · laejes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alavés" and "alejes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alavés" vs "alejes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alavés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alavés" and "alejes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alavés vs añades". 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 #36,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.