Which to use
“décadas” is a noun and “dejarás” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,338
- “décadas” frequency rank
- #30,018
- “dejarás” frequency rank
- 32356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décadas | dejarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de década. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes décadas and dejarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. décadas and dejarás 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 décadas with dejarás
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: décadas is [ˈd̪ekað̞as] while dejarás is [d̪exaˈɾas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décadas is recorded at frequency rank #2,338, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ekað̞as]. dejarás is at rank #30,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾas].
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 32356, this pair ranks #202,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décadas vs dejarás
Shared letters: ads. Private to "décadas": cé. Private to "dejarás": ejrá.
"décadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décadas" and "dejarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décadas" or "dejarás"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décadas" and "dejarás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décadas" and "dejarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs dejarás". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #202,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.