Which to use
“decaído” and “dejando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,678
- “decaído” frequency rank
- #1,764
- “dejando” frequency rank
- 46442
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decaído | dejando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de decaer. | Gerundio de dejar. |
Where the eye mixes decaído and dejando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decaído vs dejando
A purely visual mix-up. decaído ([d̪ekaˈið̞o]) and dejando ([d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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 46442, 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]. dejando is at rank #1,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 46442, this pair ranks #125,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decaído vs dejando
Shared letters: adeo. Private to "decaído": cí. Private to "dejando": jn.
"decaído" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "dejando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejando ← ddejando · deajndo · dejadno · dejanddo · dejanndo · dejanod · dejjando · dejnado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decaído" and "dejando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "decaído" or "dejando"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "decaído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decaído" and "dejando" 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 #125,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.