Which to use
“alejar” and “alejen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,531
- “alejar” frequency rank
- #41,180
- “alejen” frequency rank
- 56711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejar | alejen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejar and alejen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alejar and alejen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alejar vs alejen
A purely visual mix-up. alejar ([aleˈxaɾ]) and alejen ([aˈlexẽn]) 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 56711, 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]. alejen is at rank #41,180, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexẽn].
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 56711, this pair ranks #73,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejar vs alejen
Shared letters: aejl. Private to "alejar": r. Private to "alejen": n.
"alejar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejar" and "alejen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alejar" vs "alejen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "alejen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejar" and "alejen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejen vs aluden". 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 #73,442 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.