alejaronvsalzaronWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“alejaron” and “alzaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,241
“alejaron” frequency rank
#32,489
“alzaron” frequency rank
74730
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alejaron alzaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de alzar o de alzarse.

Where the eye mixes alejaron and alzaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. alejaron runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against alzaron's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
alejaron
7 ch
alzaron

Visual trap between alejaron and alzaron

A purely visual mix-up. alejaron ([aleˈxaɾõn]) and alzaron ([alˈsaɾõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alejaron is recorded at frequency rank #42,241, classified as averb, pronounced [aleˈxaɾõn]. alzaron is at rank #32,489, tagged as averb, pronounced [alˈsaɾõn].

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 74730, this pair ranks #20,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alejaron vs alzaron

Shared letters: alnor. Private to "alejaron": ej. Private to "alzaron": z.

"alejaron" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "alzaron" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alejaronaeljaron · aleajron · alejaorn · alejarno · alejaronn · alejarron · alejjaron · alejraon
  • alzaronalazron · allzaron · alzaorn · alzarno · alzaronn · alzarron · alzraon · alzzaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "alejaron" for "alzaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aleˈxaɾõn] versus [alˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alejaron" or "alzaron"?
"alzaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,489 in our Spanish list, against #42,241 for "alejaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "alejaron" and "alzaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alejaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alzaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alejaron" and "alzaron" 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 #20,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list