Which to use
“alejadas” and “alejados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,215
- “alejadas” frequency rank
- #12,749
- “alejados” frequency rank
- 33964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejadas | alejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de alejado. | Forma del plural de alejado. |
Where the eye mixes alejadas and alejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alejadas and alejados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alejadas vs alejados
A purely visual mix-up. alejadas ([aleˈxað̞as]) and alejados ([aleˈxað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “alejadas” becomes o in “alejados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejadas is recorded at frequency rank #21,215, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aleˈxað̞as]. alejados is at rank #12,749, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aleˈxað̞os].
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 33964, this pair ranks #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alejadas vs alejados
Shared letters: adejls. Private to "alejadas": -. Private to "alejados": o.
"alejadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alejados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejadas" and "alejados" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alejadas" and "alejados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejadas" and "alejados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejadas vs alejamos". 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 #193,939 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.