Which to use
“alejados” and “alojados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,749
- “alejados” frequency rank
- #27,846
- “alojados” frequency rank
- 40595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejados | alojados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alejado. | Forma del plural de alojado, participio de alojar o de alojarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejados and alojados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. alejados and alojados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alejados vs alojados
A purely visual mix-up. alejados ([aleˈxað̞os]) and alojados ([aloˈxað̞os]) 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 - e in “alejados” becomes o in “alojados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40595, 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]. alojados is at rank #27,846, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈxað̞os].
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 40595, this pair ranks #158,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alejados vs alojados
Shared letters: adjlos. Private to "alejados": e. Private to "alojados": -.
"alejados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alojados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alejados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alojados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejados" and "alojados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojados vs alzados". 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 #158,235 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.