Which to use
“deberían” and “dejarían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,339
- “deberían” frequency rank
- #21,295
- “dejarían” frequency rank
- 22634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deberían | dejarían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de deber. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de dejar. |
Where the eye mixes deberían and dejarían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. deberían and dejarían follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between deberían and dejarían
A purely visual mix-up. deberían ([d̪eβ̞eˈɾiãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deberían is recorded at frequency rank #1,339, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eβ̞eˈɾiãn]. 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 22634, this pair ranks #249,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deberían vs dejarían
Shared letters: adenrí. Private to "deberían": b. Private to "dejarían": j.
"deberían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "dejarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deberían" and "dejarían" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deberían" vs "dejarían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deberían" 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 #249,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deberían" and "dejarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarían vs desafían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #249,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.