Which to use
“dañan” and “dejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,097
- “dañan” frequency rank
- #1,722
- “dejan” frequency rank
- 25819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañan | dejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dañan and dejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dañan and dejan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dañan with dejan
A purely visual mix-up. dañan ([ˈd̪aɲãn]) 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 25819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañan is recorded at frequency rank #24,097, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪aɲãn]. 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 25819, this pair ranks #234,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañan vs dejan
Shared letters: adn. Private to "dañan": ñ. Private to "dejan": ej.
"dañan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dejan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejan ← ddejan · deajn · dejann · dejjan · dejna · djean · edjan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañan" and "dejan" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dañan" vs "dejan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañan" 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 #234,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañan" and "dejan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañan vs donen". 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 #234,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.