Which to use
“deep” is an adjective and “dejó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,937
- “deep” frequency rank
- #985
- “dejó” frequency rank
- 18922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deep | dejó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Profundo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar. |
Where the eye mixes deep and dejó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between deep and dejó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deep is /diːp/ while dejó is [d̪eˈxo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deep is recorded at frequency rank #17,937, classified as anadj, pronounced /diːp/. dejó is at rank #985, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxo].
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 18922, this pair ranks #265,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deep vs dejó
Shared letters: de. Private to "deep": p. Private to "dejó": jó.
"deep" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dejó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deep ← ddeep · deepp · dep · depe · edep
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deep" and "dejó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deep" or "dejó"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deep" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deep" and "dejó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deep vs Deva". 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 #265,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.