alejasvsalojarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,626
“alejas” frequency rank
#20,565
“alojar” frequency rank
61191
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alejas alojar
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de alejar o de alejarse. Dar alojamiento o posada.

Where the eye mixes alejas and alojar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. alejas and alojar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
alejas
6 ch
alojar

Visual trap between alejas and alojar

A purely visual mix-up. alejas ([aˈlexas]) and alojar ([aloˈxaɾ]) 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 61191, 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]. alojar is at rank #20,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [aloˈxaɾ].

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 61191, this pair ranks #56,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alejas vs alojar

Shared letters: ajl. Private to "alejas": es. Private to "alojar": or.

"alejas" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "alojar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alejas ← aeljas · aleajs · alejass · alejjas · alejsa · aljeas · allejas · laejas
  • alojar ← aljoar · allojar · aloajr · alojarr · alojjar · alojra · aoljar · laojar

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alejas" and "alojar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈlexas] versus [aloˈxaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "alejas" or "alojar"?
"alojar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,565 in our Spanish list, against #40,626 for "alejas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "alejas" and "alojar" 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 "alojar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,327 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alejas" and "alojar" 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 #56,327 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