Which to use
“alejan” and “aléjate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,553
- “alejan” frequency rank
- #30,329
- “aléjate” frequency rank
- 51882
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejan | aléjate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de alejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes alejan and aléjate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alejan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against aléjate's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: alejan vs aléjate
A purely visual mix-up. alejan ([aˈlexãn]) and aléjate ([aˈlexat̪e]) 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 51882, 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]. aléjate is at rank #30,329, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexat̪e].
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 51882, this pair ranks #95,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alejan vs aléjate
Shared letters: aejl. Private to "alejan": n. Private to "aléjate": té.
"alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "aléjate" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alejan ← aeljan · aleajn · alejann · alejjan · alejna · aljean · allejan · laejan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alejan" for "aléjate" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "alejan" or "aléjate" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "alejan" and "aléjate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aléjate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejan" and "aléjate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejaba vs aléjate". 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 #95,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.