Which to use
“decimos” and “dejamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,149
- “decimos” frequency rank
- #3,314
- “dejamos” frequency rank
- 7463
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decimos | dejamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes decimos and dejamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses decimos with dejamos
A purely visual mix-up. decimos ([d̪eˈsimos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7463, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decimos is recorded at frequency rank #4,149, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsimos]. 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 7463, this pair ranks #307,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decimos vs dejamos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "decimos": ci. Private to "dejamos": aj.
"decimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decimos" for "dejamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decimos" vs "dejamos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decimos" and "dejamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decimos" 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 #307,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decimos" and "dejamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejamos vs dudamos". 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 #307,935 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.