Which to use
“decíamos” and “dejamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,080
- “decíamos” frequency rank
- #3,314
- “dejamos” frequency rank
- 22394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decíamos | dejamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes decíamos and dejamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. decíamos runs 8 letters (CVCVVCVC) against dejamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses decíamos with dejamos
A purely visual mix-up. decíamos ([d̪eˈsiamos]) and dejamos ([d̪eˈxamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decíamos is recorded at frequency rank #19,080, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsiamos]. dejamos is at rank #3,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxamos].
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 22394, this pair ranks #250,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decíamos vs dejamos
Shared letters: ademos. Private to "decíamos": cí. Private to "dejamos": j.
"decíamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "dejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejamos ← ddejamos · deajmos · dejammos · dejamoss · dejamso · dejaoms · dejjamos · dejmaos
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decíamos" and "dejamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "decíamos" vs "dejamos" - which ranks higher?
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 "decíamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decíamos" and "dejamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decíamos vs decidamos". 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 #250,547 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.