datanvsdejanWhich spelling fits?

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

#25,209
“datan” frequency rank
#1,722
“dejan” frequency rank
26931
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature datan dejan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de datar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes datan and dejan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
datan
5 ch
dejan

Visual trap between datan and dejan

A purely visual mix-up. datan ([ˈd̪at̪ãn]) 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 26931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

datan is recorded at frequency rank #25,209, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪ãn]. 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 26931, this pair ranks #229,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of datan vs dejan

Shared letters: adn. Private to "datan": t. Private to "dejan": ej.

"datan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "dejan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • datanadtan · daatn · datann · datna · dattan · ddatan · dtaan
  • dejanddejan · deajn · dejann · dejjan · dejna · djean · edjan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "datan" and "dejan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪at̪ãn] versus [ˈd̪exãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "datan" vs "dejan" - which ranks higher?
"dejan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,722 in our Spanish list, against #25,209 for "datan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "datan" 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 #229,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "datan" and "dejan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "datan vs delatan". 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 #229,252 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