Which to use
“lejos” is an adverb and “lujoso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #746
- “lejos” frequency rank
- #18,013
- “lujoso” frequency rank
- 18759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lejos | lujoso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A gran distancia. | Con lujo o comodidades por encima de lo común. |
Where the eye mixes lejos and lujoso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lejos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against lujoso's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lejos vs lujoso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: lejos is [ˈlexos] while lujoso is [luˈxoso]. 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 18759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lejos is recorded at frequency rank #746, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈlexos]. lujoso is at rank #18,013, tagged as anadj, pronounced [luˈxoso].
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 18759, this pair ranks #266,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lejos vs lujoso
Shared letters: jlos. Private to "lejos": e. Private to "lujoso": u.
"lejos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "lujoso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lejos" for "lujoso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "lejos" vs "lujoso" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "lejos" and "lujoso" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lejos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lujoso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lejos" and "lujoso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lujoso vs luso". 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 #266,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.