alojadavsalojanConfusable pair

Quick tell: alojada is a participle, alojan is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alojada” is a participle and “alojan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#40,630
“alojada” frequency rank
#37,939
“alojan” frequency rank
78569
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alojada alojan
Definition Forma del femenino de alojado, participio de alojar o de alojarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de alojar o de alojarse.

Where the eye mixes alojada and alojan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. alojada runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against alojan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
alojada
6 ch
alojan

Why the eye confuses alojada with alojan

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alojada is [aloˈxað̞a] while alojan is [aˈloxãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alojada is recorded at frequency rank #40,630, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aloˈxað̞a]. alojan is at rank #37,939, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈloxãn].

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 78569, this pair ranks #14,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alojada vs alojan

Shared letters: ajlo. Private to "alojada": d. Private to "alojan": n.

"alojada" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "alojan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alojadaaljoada · allojada · aloajda · alojaad · alojadda · alojdaa · alojjada · aoljada
  • alojanaljoan · allojan · aloajn · alojann · alojjan · alojna · aoljan · laojan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alojada" and "alojan" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alojada" is a participle and "alojan" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alojada" or "alojan"?
"alojan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,939 in our Spanish list, against #40,630 for "alojada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "alojada" and "alojan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alojada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alojan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #14,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alojada" and "alojan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alojaba vs alojada". 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 #14,282 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