Which to use
“alejan” and “alojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,553
- “alejan” frequency rank
- #37,939
- “alojan” frequency rank
- 59492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejan | alojan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 alojar o de alojarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejan and alojan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejan and alojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alejan with alojan
A purely visual mix-up. alejan ([aˈlexãn]) and alojan ([aˈloxãn]) 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 “alejan” becomes o in “alojan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59492, 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]. alojan is at rank #37,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈloxãn].
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 59492, this pair ranks #62,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejan vs alojan
Shared letters: ajln. Private to "alejan": e. Private to "alojan": o.
"alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alejan" for "alojan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alejan" vs "alojan" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejan" and "alojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojaba vs alojan". 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 #62,405 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.