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“alejar” and “alojan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,531
- “alejar” frequency rank
- #37,939
- “alojan” frequency rank
- 53470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejar | alojan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alojar o de alojarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejar and alojan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alejar and alojan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between alejar and alojan
A purely visual mix-up. alejar ([aleˈxaɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53470, 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]. 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 53470, this pair ranks #87,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alejar vs alojan
Shared letters: ajl. Private to "alejar": er. Private to "alojan": no.
"alejar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alejar" and "alojan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "alejar" 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 #87,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejar" 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 #87,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.