Which to use
“aleje” is a verb and “alone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,717
- “aleje” frequency rank
- #22,929
- “alone” frequency rank
- 47646
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aleje | alone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. | Solo. |
Where the eye mixes aleje and alone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. aleje and alone follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: aleje vs alone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aleje is [aˈlexe] while alone is /əˈləʊn/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47646, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aleje is recorded at frequency rank #24,717, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlexe]. alone is at rank #22,929, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈləʊn/.
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 47646, this pair ranks #118,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aleje vs alone
Shared letters: ael. Private to "aleje": j. Private to "alone": no.
"aleje" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aleje" and "alone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "aleje" vs "alone" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aleje" and "alone" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aleje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aleje" and "alone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alone vs among". 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 #118,893 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.