Which to use
“alejar” and “alejaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,531
- “alejar” frequency rank
- #42,241
- “alejaron” frequency rank
- 57772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejar | alejaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejar and alejaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejar runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against alejaron's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between alejar and alejaron
A purely visual mix-up. alejar ([aleˈxaɾ]) and alejaron ([aleˈxaɾõn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “alejar” sits inside “alejaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejar is recorded at frequency rank #15,531, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaɾ]. alejaron is at rank #42,241, tagged as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaɾõn].
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 57772, this pair ranks #69,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejar vs alejaron
Shared letters: aejlr. Private to "alejar": -. Private to "alejaron": no.
"alejar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alejar" for "alejaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "alejar" or "alejaron"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejar" and "alejaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegraron vs alejaron". 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 #69,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.