daisvsdejáisConfusable pair

Which to use

“dais” and “dejáis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,639
“dais” frequency rank
#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
61387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dais dejáis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dais and dejáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against dejáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
dais
6 ch
dejáis

Look-alike desk: dais vs dejáis

A purely visual mix-up. dais ([ˈd̪ajs]) and dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dais is recorded at frequency rank #20,639, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ajs]. dejáis is at rank #40,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxajs].

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 61387, this pair ranks #55,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dais vs dejáis

Shared letters: dis. Private to "dais": a. Private to "dejáis": ejá.

"dais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dais ← adis · daiss · dasi · ddais · dias

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dais" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ajs] versus [d̪eˈxajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dais" or "dejáis"?
"dais" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,639 in our Spanish list, against #40,748 for "dejáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "dais" and "dejáis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dais" and "dejáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs digáis". 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 #55,632 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list