Which to use
“alejaba” is a verb and “alejadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,179
- “alejaba” frequency rank
- #21,215
- “alejadas” frequency rank
- 62394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejaba | alejadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. | Forma del femenino plural de alejado. |
Where the eye mixes alejaba and alejadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejaba runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alejadas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alejaba vs alejadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alejaba is [aleˈxaβ̞a] while alejadas is [aleˈxað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejaba is recorded at frequency rank #41,179, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaβ̞a]. alejadas is at rank #21,215, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aleˈxað̞as].
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 62394, this pair ranks #52,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejaba vs alejadas
Shared letters: aejl. Private to "alejaba": b. Private to "alejadas": ds.
"alejaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alejadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejaba" and "alejadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alejaba" vs "alejadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alejaba" and "alejadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejaba" and "alejadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejaba vs alojaba". 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 #52,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.