Which to use
“debamos” and “dejemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,789
- “debamos” frequency rank
- #6,282
- “dejemos” frequency rank
- 33071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debamos | dejemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de deber. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes debamos and dejemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. debamos and dejemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses debamos with dejemos
A purely visual mix-up. debamos ([d̪eˈβ̞amos]) and dejemos ([d̪eˈxemos]) 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 33071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debamos is recorded at frequency rank #26,789, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞amos]. dejemos is at rank #6,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxemos].
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 33071, this pair ranks #198,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debamos vs dejemos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "debamos": ab. Private to "dejemos": j.
"debamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "debamos" and "dejemos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "debamos" vs "dejemos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "debamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debamos" and "dejemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debamos vs dudamos". 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 #198,735 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.