alegramosvsalejamosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,365
“alegramos” frequency rank
#47,533
“alejamos” frequency rank
90898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alegramos alejamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de alegrar o de alegrarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse.

Where the eye mixes alegramos and alejamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
alegramos
8 ch
alejamos

Visual trap between alegramos and alejamos

A purely visual mix-up. alegramos ([aleˈɣ̞ɾamos]) and alejamos ([aleˈxamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alegramos is recorded at frequency rank #43,365, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈɣ̞ɾamos]. alejamos is at rank #47,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈxamos].

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 90898, this pair ranks #2,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alegramos vs alejamos

Shared letters: aelmos. Private to "alegramos": gr. Private to "alejamos": j.

"alegramos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCCVCVC  ·  "alejamos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alegramosaelgramos · alegarmos · aleggramos · alegrammos · alegramoss · alegramso · alegraoms · alegrmaos
  • alejamosaeljamos · aleajmos · alejammos · alejamoss · alejamso · alejaoms · alejjamos · alejmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alegramos" and "alejamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈɣ̞ɾamos] versus [aleˈxamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alegramos" or "alejamos"?
"alegramos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,365 in our Spanish list, against #47,533 for "alejamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "alegramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alejamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alegramos" and "alejamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegramos vs alegraron". 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 #2,278 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