dejar de
[d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]
The verdict
“dejar de” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Interrumpir una actividad.
Corpus desk
Index ES-dejar-de · dejar de · Spanish
dejar de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dejar de |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “dejar de” en español
Rare enough to double-check
dejar de is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Interrumpir una actividad.".
dejar de doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is dejar de, spelled D-E-J-A-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Interrumpir una actividad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dejar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
¡Deja de jugar!
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.