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“alejan” and “apelan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,553
- “alejan” frequency rank
- #42,808
- “apelan” frequency rank
- 64361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejan | apelan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 apelar. |
Where the eye mixes alejan and apelan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alejan and apelan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alejan vs apelan
A purely visual mix-up. alejan ([aˈlexãn]) and apelan ([aˈpelãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64361, 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]. apelan is at rank #42,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈpelãn].
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 64361, this pair ranks #45,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejan vs apelan
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "alejan": j. Private to "apelan": p.
"alejan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "apelan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "apelan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejan" and "apelan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anhelan vs apelan". 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 #45,818 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.