Which to use
“debimos” and “dejemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,013
- “debimos” frequency rank
- #6,282
- “dejemos” frequency rank
- 43295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debimos | dejemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de deber. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes debimos and dejemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. debimos 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 debimos with dejemos
A purely visual mix-up. debimos ([d̪eˈβ̞imos]) 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 43295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debimos is recorded at frequency rank #37,013, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞imos]. 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 43295, this pair ranks #143,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debimos vs dejemos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "debimos": bi. Private to "dejemos": j.
"debimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "debimos" and "dejemos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "debimos" vs "dejemos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "debimos" and "dejemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debimos" 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 #143,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debimos" and "dejemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debías vs debimos". 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 #143,464 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.