Which to use
“alejan” and “alertan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,553
- “alejan” frequency rank
- #45,722
- “alertan” frequency rank
- 67275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejan | alertan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de alertar. |
Where the eye mixes alejan and alertan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejan runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alertan's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses alejan with alertan
A purely visual mix-up. alejan ([aˈlexãn]) and alertan ([aˈleɾt̪ãn]) 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 67275, 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]. alertan is at rank #45,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈleɾt̪ãn].
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 67275, this pair ranks #37,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejan vs alertan
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "alejan": j. Private to "alertan": rt.
"alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alertan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alejan" for "alertan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alejan" vs "alertan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "alejan" and "alertan" 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 "alertan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejan" and "alertan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alertan vs apartan". 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 #37,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.