décadas vs dejarás, What's the Difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set décadas and dejarás apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

décadas

7 ch

dejarás

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

Frequency comparison

décadas#2,338

dejarás#30,018

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "décadas" and "dejarás" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "décadas" is a noun and "dejarás" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "décadas" or "dejarás"?

"décadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,338 in our Spanish list, against #30,018 for "dejarás". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering décadas vs dejarás

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “décadas”; for a verb, it's “dejarás”.
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