alejanvsalejaronTell them apart

Which to use

“alejan” and “alejaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,553
“alejan” frequency rank
#42,241
“alejaron” frequency rank
63794
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alejan alejaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse.

Where the eye mixes alejan and alejaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alejaron's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
alejan
8 ch
alejaron

Visual trap between alejan and alejaron

A purely visual mix-up. alejan ([aˈlexãn]) and alejaron ([aleˈxaɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63794, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alejan is recorded at frequency rank #21,553, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlexãn]. alejaron is at rank #42,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaɾõn].

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 63794, this pair ranks #47,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alejan vs alejaron

Shared letters: aejln. Private to "alejan": -. Private to "alejaron": or.

"alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "alejaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alejanaeljan · aleajn · alejann · alejjan · alejna · aljean · allejan · laejan
  • alejaronaeljaron · aleajron · alejaorn · alejarno · alejaronn · alejarron · alejjaron · alejraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alejan" and "alejaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aˈlexãn] versus [aleˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alejan" vs "alejaron" - which ranks higher?
"alejan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,553 in our Spanish list, against #42,241 for "alejaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alejaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #47,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alejan" and "alejaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegraron vs alejaron". 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 #47,594 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list