Which to use
“date” and “dejate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,701
- “date” frequency rank
- #23,374
- “dejate” frequency rank
- 31075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | date | dejate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del imperativo afirmativo de darse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de dejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes date and dejate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: date vs dejate
A purely visual mix-up. date ([ˈd̪at̪e]) and dejate ([d̪eˈxat̪e]) 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 31075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
date is recorded at frequency rank #7,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪at̪e]. dejate is at rank #23,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxat̪e].
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 31075, this pair ranks #208,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of date vs dejate
Shared letters: adet. Private to "date": -. Private to "dejate": j.
"date" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dejate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "date" and "dejate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "date" vs "dejate" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "date" and "dejate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "date" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "date" and "dejate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejadez vs dejate". 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 #208,907 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.