Which to use
“alejas” and “alejes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,626
- “alejas” frequency rank
- #35,860
- “alejes” frequency rank
- 76486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejas | alejes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejas and alejes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejas and alejes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses alejas with alejes
A purely visual mix-up. alejas ([aˈlexas]) and alejes ([aˈlexes]) 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 a single letter - a in “alejas” becomes e in “alejes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejas is recorded at frequency rank #40,626, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlexas]. alejes is at rank #35,860, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈlexes].
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 76486, this pair ranks #17,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejas vs alejes
Shared letters: aejls. Private to "alejas": -. Private to "alejes": -.
"alejas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejas" and "alejes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alejas" vs "alejes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "alejas" and "alejes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alejes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejas" and "alejes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejas vs almenas". 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 #17,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.