Which to use
“alegan” and “alejar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,322
- “alegan” frequency rank
- #15,531
- “alejar” frequency rank
- 45853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alegan | alejar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alegar. | Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia. |
Where the eye mixes alegan and alejar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alegan and alejar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alegan vs alejar
A purely visual mix-up. alegan ([aˈleɣ̞ãn]) and alejar ([aleˈxaɾ]) 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 45853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alegan is recorded at frequency rank #30,322, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈleɣ̞ãn]. alejar is at rank #15,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaɾ].
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 45853, this pair ranks #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alegan vs alejar
Shared letters: ael. Private to "alegan": gn. Private to "alejar": jr.
"alegan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alegan" and "alejar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alegan" vs "alejar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alegan" and "alejar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegaba vs alegan". 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 #129,083 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.