Which to use
“dañada” and “dejada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,217
- “dañada” frequency rank
- #25,985
- “dejada” frequency rank
- 44202
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañada | dejada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dañado, participio de dañar. | Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dañada and dejada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dañada and dejada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dañada and dejada
A purely visual mix-up. dañada ([d̪aˈɲað̞a]) and dejada ([d̪eˈxað̞a]) 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 44202, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañada is recorded at frequency rank #18,217, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪aˈɲað̞a]. dejada is at rank #25,985, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞a].
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 44202, this pair ranks #138,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañada vs dejada
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dañada": ñ. Private to "dejada": ej.
"dañada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejada ← ddejada · deajda · dejaad · dejadda · dejdaa · dejjada · djeada · edjada
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dañada" and "dejada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dañada" or "dejada"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #138,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañada" and "dejada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejada vs dejadez". 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 #138,381 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.