Which to use
“alejados” is a participle and “alejamos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,749
- “alejados” frequency rank
- #47,533
- “alejamos” frequency rank
- 60282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejados | alejamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alejado. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejados and alejamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alejados and alejamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alejados and alejamos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alejados is [aleˈxað̞os] while alejamos is [aleˈxamos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “alejados” becomes m in “alejamos”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejados is recorded at frequency rank #12,749, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aleˈxað̞os]. alejamos is at rank #47,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈxamos].
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 60282, this pair ranks #59,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejados vs alejamos
Shared letters: aejlos. Private to "alejados": d. Private to "alejamos": m.
"alejados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alejamos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alejados" and "alejamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "alejados" vs "alejamos" - which ranks higher?
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 "alejados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejados" and "alejamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegramos 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 #59,494 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.