Which to use
“lejos” is an adverb and “lujosa” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #746
- “lejos” frequency rank
- #26,510
- “lujosa” frequency rank
- 27256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lejos | lujosa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A gran distancia. | Forma del femenino de lujoso. |
Where the eye mixes lejos and lujosa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lejos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lujosa's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lejos and lujosa
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lejos is [ˈlexos] while lujosa is [luˈxosa]. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lejos is recorded at frequency rank #746, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈlexos]. lujosa is at rank #26,510, tagged as anadj, pronounced [luˈxosa].
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 27256, this pair ranks #227,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lejos vs lujosa
Shared letters: jlos. Private to "lejos": e. Private to "lujosa": au.
"lejos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lujosa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lejos" for "lujosa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lejos" vs "lujosa" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lejos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lujosa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lejos" and "lujosa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lujosa vs lujosas". 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 #227,732 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.