alojabavsapoyabaTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,793
“alojaba” frequency rank
#15,278
“apoyaba” frequency rank
64071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alojaba apoyaba
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de alojar o de alojarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de apoyar o de apoyarse.

Where the eye mixes alojaba and apoyaba

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
alojaba
7 ch
apoyaba

Visual trap between alojaba and apoyaba

A purely visual mix-up. alojaba ([aloˈxaβ̞a]) and apoyaba ([apoˈʝaβ̞a]) 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 64071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alojaba is recorded at frequency rank #48,793, classified as averb, pronounced [aloˈxaβ̞a]. apoyaba is at rank #15,278, tagged as averb, pronounced [apoˈʝaβ̞a].

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 64071, this pair ranks #46,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alojaba vs apoyaba

Shared letters: abo. Private to "alojaba": jl. Private to "apoyaba": py.

"alojaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "apoyaba" · 7 letters · shape VCVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alojabaaljoaba · allojaba · aloajba · alojaab · alojabba · alojava · alojbaa · alojjaba
  • apoyabaaopyaba · apoayba · apoyaab · apoyabba · apoyava · apoybaa · apoyyaba · appoyaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "alojaba" for "apoyaba" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aloˈxaβ̞a] versus [apoˈʝaβ̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "alojaba" vs "apoyaba" - which ranks higher?
"apoyaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,278 in our Spanish list, against #48,793 for "alojaba". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alojaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "apoyaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #46,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alojaba" and "apoyaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alocada vs alojaba". 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 #46,698 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