Which to use
“alejen” and “alejes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,180
- “alejen” frequency rank
- #35,860
- “alejes” frequency rank
- 77040
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alejen | alejes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de alejar o de alejarse. |
Where the eye mixes alejen and alejes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alejen and alejes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: alejen vs alejes
A purely visual mix-up. alejen ([aˈlexẽn]) 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 - n in “alejen” becomes s in “alejes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77040, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alejen is recorded at frequency rank #41,180, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈlexẽn]. 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 77040, this pair ranks #16,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alejen vs alejes
Shared letters: aejl. Private to "alejen": n. Private to "alejes": s.
"alejen" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "alejes" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alejen" and "alejes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "alejen" vs "alejes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "alejen" 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 #16,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alejen" and "alejes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alejen vs aluden". 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 #16,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.