Which to use
“lejano” and “lejanos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,320
- “lejano” frequency rank
- #15,407
- “lejanos” frequency rank
- 22727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lejano | lejanos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se halla a gran distancia física. | Forma del plural de lejano. |
Where the eye mixes lejano and lejanos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lejano vs lejanos
A purely visual mix-up. lejano ([leˈxano]) and lejanos ([leˈxanos]) 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) - “lejano” sits inside “lejanos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lejano is recorded at frequency rank #7,320, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈxano]. lejanos is at rank #15,407, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈxanos].
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 22727, this pair ranks #248,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lejano vs lejanos
Shared letters: aejlno. Private to "lejano": -. Private to "lejanos": s.
"lejano" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "lejanos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lejano" and "lejanos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lejano" vs "lejanos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lejano" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lejanos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lejano" and "lejanos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leamos vs lejanos". 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 #248,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.