Which to use
“alejadas” and “alteradas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,215
- “alejadas” frequency rank
- #38,488
- “alteradas” frequency rank
- 59703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejadas | alteradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de alejado. | Forma del femenino plural de alterado, participio de alterar. |
Where the eye mixes alejadas and alteradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses alejadas with alteradas
A purely visual mix-up. alejadas ([aleˈxað̞as]) and alteradas ([al̪t̪eˈɾað̞as]) 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 59703, 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]. alteradas is at rank #38,488, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [al̪t̪eˈɾað̞as].
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 59703, this pair ranks #61,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejadas vs alteradas
Shared letters: adels. Private to "alejadas": j. Private to "alteradas": rt.
"alejadas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alteradas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alteradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejadas" and "alteradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alteradas vs altercados". 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 #61,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.