Which to use
“daban” and “dejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,298
- “daban” frequency rank
- #1,722
- “dejan” frequency rank
- 7020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daban | dejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes daban and dejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses daban with dejan
A purely visual mix-up. daban ([ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]) and dejan ([ˈd̪exãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daban is recorded at frequency rank #5,298, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aβ̞ãn]. dejan is at rank #1,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exãn].
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 7020, this pair ranks #309,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daban vs dejan
Shared letters: adn. Private to "daban": b. Private to "dejan": ej.
"daban" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dejan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daban" and "dejan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daban" or "dejan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "daban" and "dejan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "daban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daban" and "dejan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "daban vs dañen". 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 #309,159 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.