Which to use
“dañaron” and “dejaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,285
- “dañaron” frequency rank
- #2,393
- “dejaron” frequency rank
- 43678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dañaron | dejaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dañar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dañaron and dejaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dañaron vs dejaron
A purely visual mix-up. dañaron ([d̪aˈɲaɾõn]) and dejaron ([d̪eˈxaɾõn]) 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 43678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dañaron is recorded at frequency rank #41,285, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɲaɾõn]. dejaron is at rank #2,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾõn].
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 43678, this pair ranks #141,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dañaron vs dejaron
Shared letters: adnor. Private to "dañaron": ñ. Private to "dejaron": ej.
"dañaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejaron ← ddejaron · deajron · dejaorn · dejarno · dejaronn · dejarron · dejjaron · dejraon
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dañaron" and "dejaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dañaron" vs "dejaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dañaron" and "dejaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dañaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dañaron" and "dejaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dañaron vs dudaron". 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 #141,308 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.