# alejando vs alentando

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alejando
*verb · IPA [aleˈxãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #25,123*
Gerundio de alejar.

### alentando
*verb · IPA [alẽn̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o] · frequency rank #27,842*
Gerundio de alentar.

## Source
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