Which to use
“alejados” is a participle and “alojado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,749
- “alejados” frequency rank
- #22,569
- “alojado” frequency rank
- 35318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejados | alojado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alejado. | Participio de alojar o de alojarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejados and alojado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejados runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against alojado's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alejados vs alojado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alejados is [aleˈxað̞os] while alojado is [aloˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35318, 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]. alojado is at rank #22,569, tagged as averb, pronounced [aloˈxað̞o].
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 35318, this pair ranks #186,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alejados vs alojado
Shared letters: adjlo. Private to "alejados": es. Private to "alojado": -.
"alejados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alojado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alejados" for "alojado" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alejados" and "alojado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alojado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejados" and "alojado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojaba vs alojado". 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 #186,728 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.