alejadavsalocadaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#14,052
“alejada” frequency rank
#48,195
“alocada” frequency rank
62247
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alejada alocada
Definition Forma del femenino de alejado. Forma del femenino de alocado, participio de alocar.

Where the eye mixes alejada and alocada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejada and alocada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
alejada
7 ch
alocada

Visual trap between alejada and alocada

A purely visual mix-up. alejada ([aleˈxað̞a]) and alocada ([aloˈkað̞a]) 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 62247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alejada is recorded at frequency rank #14,052, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aleˈxað̞a]. alocada is at rank #48,195, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈkað̞a].

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 62247, this pair ranks #52,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alejada vs alocada

Shared letters: adl. Private to "alejada": ej. Private to "alocada": co.

"alejada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "alocada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alejada ← aeljada · aleajda · alejaad · alejadda · alejdaa · alejjada · aljeada · allejada
  • alocada ← alcoada · allocada · aloacda · alocaad · alocadda · aloccada · alocdaa · aolcada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alejada" and "alocada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈxað̞a] versus [aloˈkað̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alejada" vs "alocada" - which ranks higher?
"alejada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,052 in our Spanish list, against #48,195 for "alocada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alejada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alocada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,680 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alejada" and "alocada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada 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 #52,680 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