# alejar vs Alvear

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### alejar
*verb · IPA [aleˈxaɾ] · frequency rank #15,531*
Poner o llevar lejos o a mayor distancia.

### Alvear
*name · IPA [alβ̞eˈaɾ] · frequency rank #20,253*
Apellido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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