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Which to use

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

#14,880
“lejana” frequency rank
#21,045
“lejanas” frequency rank
35925
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lejana lejanas
Definition Forma del femenino de lejano. Forma del femenino plural de lejano.

Where the eye mixes lejana and lejanas

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

6 ch
lejana
7 ch
lejanas

Why the eye confuses lejana with lejanas

A purely visual mix-up. lejana ([leˈxana]) and lejanas ([leˈxanas]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “lejana” sits inside “lejanas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lejana is recorded at frequency rank #14,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈxana]. lejanas is at rank #21,045, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈxanas].

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 35925, this pair ranks #183,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lejana vs lejanas

Shared letters: aejln. Private to "lejana": -. Private to "lejanas": s.

"lejana" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "lejanas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lejana ← eljana · leajna · lejaan · lejanna · lejjana · lejnaa · ljeana · llejana
  • lejanas ← eljanas · leajnas · lejaans · lejanass · lejannas · lejansa · lejjanas · lejnaas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lejana" and "lejanas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([leˈxana] versus [leˈxanas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lejana" or "lejanas"?
"lejana" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,880 in our Spanish list, against #21,045 for "lejanas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "lejana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lejanas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #183,453 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lejana" and "lejanas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Lanas vs lejanas". 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 #183,453 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