Which to use
“debida” and “dejada” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,385
- “debida” frequency rank
- #25,985
- “dejada” frequency rank
- 37370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debida | dejada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de debido, participio de deber. | Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes debida and dejada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses debida with dejada
A purely visual mix-up. debida ([d̪eˈβ̞ið̞a]) and dejada ([d̪eˈxað̞a]) 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 37370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debida is recorded at frequency rank #11,385, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞ið̞a]. dejada is at rank #25,985, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞a].
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 37370, this pair ranks #175,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debida vs dejada
Shared letters: ade. Private to "debida": bi. Private to "dejada": j.
"debida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "debida" and "dejada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "debida" or "dejada" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "debida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debida" and "dejada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejada vs dejadez". 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 #175,671 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.