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“alejaba” and “alejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,179
- “alejaba” frequency rank
- #21,553
- “alejan” frequency rank
- 62732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejaba | alejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejaba and alejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejaba runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alejan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alejaba vs alejan
A purely visual mix-up. alejaba ([aleˈxaβ̞a]) and alejan ([aˈlexãn]) 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 62732, 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]. alejan is at rank #21,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexãn].
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 62732, this pair ranks #51,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejaba vs alejan
Shared letters: aejl. Private to "alejaba": b. Private to "alejan": n.
"alejaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejaba" and "alejan" 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 #51,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.