Which to use
“alejados” and “alzados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,749
- “alejados” frequency rank
- #48,197
- “alzados” frequency rank
- 60946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejados | alzados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de alejado. | Forma del plural de alzado, participio de alzar o de alzarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejados and alzados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejados runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against alzados's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alejados and alzados
A purely visual mix-up. alejados ([aleˈxað̞os]) and alzados ([alˈsað̞os]) 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 60946, 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]. alzados is at rank #48,197, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [alˈsað̞os].
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 60946, this pair ranks #57,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejados vs alzados
Shared letters: adlos. Private to "alejados": ej. Private to "alzados": z.
"alejados" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "alzados" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejados" and "alzados" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alejados" vs "alzados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alzados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejados" and "alzados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Álamos 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 #57,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.