lejosvsLogosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: lejos is a adverb, Logos is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“lejos” is an adverb and “Logos” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#746
“lejos” frequency rank
#18,012
“Logos” frequency rank
18758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lejos Logos
Definition A gran distancia. Segunda persona de la Santísima Trinidad, o Hijo de Dios.

Where the eye mixes lejos and Logos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lejos
5 ch
Logos

Look-alike desk: lejos vs Logos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lejos is [ˈlexos] while Logos is [ˈloɣ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lejos is recorded at frequency rank #746, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈlexos]. Logos is at rank #18,012, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈloɣ̞os].

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 18758, this pair ranks #266,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lejos vs Logos

Shared letters: los. Private to "lejos": ej. Private to "Logos": g.

"lejos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Logos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lejoseljos · lejjos · lejoss · lejso · leojs · ljeos · llejos
  • Logoslgoos · llogos · loggos · logoss · logso · loogs · olgos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lejos" and "Logos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "lejos" is an adverb and "Logos" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "lejos" or "Logos"?
"lejos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #746 in our Spanish list, against #18,012 for "Logos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "lejos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Logos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #266,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lejos" and "Logos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Logos vs longo". 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 #266,596 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