daríanvsdejaríanWhich spelling fits?

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

#15,824
“darían” frequency rank
#21,295
“dejarían” frequency rank
37119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature darían dejarían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de dar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de dejar.

Where the eye mixes darían and dejarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. darían runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dejarían's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
darían
8 ch
dejarían

Why the eye confuses darían with dejarían

A purely visual mix-up. darían ([d̪aˈɾiãn]) and dejarían ([d̪exaˈɾiãn]) 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 37119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

darían is recorded at frequency rank #15,824, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾiãn]. dejarían is at rank #21,295, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾiãn].

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 37119, this pair ranks #177,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of darían vs dejarían

Shared letters: adnrí. Private to "darían": -. Private to "dejarían": ej.

"darían" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "darían" and "dejarían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪aˈɾiãn] versus [d̪exaˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "darían" vs "dejarían" - which ranks higher?
"darían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,824 in our Spanish list, against #21,295 for "dejarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "darían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #177,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "darían" and "dejarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarían vs desafían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #177,003 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