Which to use
“alegado” is a verb and “alejado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,937
- “alegado” frequency rank
- #7,658
- “alejado” frequency rank
- 45595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegado | alejado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de alegar. | Que está lejos en el espacio, el tiempo, o conceptualmente. |
Where the eye mixes alegado and alejado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: alegado vs alejado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alegado is [aleˈɣ̞að̞o] while alejado is [aleˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - g in “alegado” becomes j in “alejado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegado is recorded at frequency rank #37,937, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞að̞o]. alejado is at rank #7,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aleˈxað̞o].
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 45595, this pair ranks #130,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegado vs alejado
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "alegado": g. Private to "alejado": j.
"alegado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alejado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegado" and "alejado" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alegado" or "alejado" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alegado" and "alejado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alegado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegado" and "alejado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegado vs apenado". 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 #130,522 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.