dejar de

[d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]

/[d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]/ phrase

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.

Key facts for dejar de
PropertyValue
Headworddejar de
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “dejar de” en español

dejar deno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Interrumpir una actividad.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how dejar de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ¡Deja de jugar!

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dejar de"?
"dejar de" is spelled D-E-J-A-R- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e].
What does "dejar de" mean?
As a phrase, "dejar de" means: Interrumpir una actividad.
How do you pronounce "dejar de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dejar de" is [d̪eˈxaɾ ð̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dejar de" come from?
"dejar de" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list