Which to use
“decaído” is a verb and “dejado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,678
- “decaído” frequency rank
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- 46084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decaído | dejado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de decaer. | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. |
Where the eye mixes decaído and dejado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. decaído runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against dejado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: decaído vs dejado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decaído is [d̪ekaˈið̞o] while dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decaído is recorded at frequency rank #44,678, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ekaˈið̞o]. dejado is at rank #1,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞o].
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 46084, this pair ranks #127,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decaído vs dejado
Shared letters: adeo. Private to "decaído": cí. Private to "dejado": j.
"decaído" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejado ← ddejado · deajdo · dejaddo · dejaod · dejdao · dejjado · djeado · edjado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decaído" and "dejado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decaído" or "dejado" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decaído" and "dejado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decaído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decaído" and "dejado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decaído vs decid". 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 #127,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.