Which to use
“deforme” is an adjective and “dejarme” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,017
- “deforme” frequency rank
- #11,386
- “dejarme” frequency rank
- 41403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deforme | dejarme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene forma o figura irregular, fuera de las proporciones o configuración habitual, original, esperada o deseable. | Dejar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes deforme and dejarme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. deforme and dejarme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: deforme vs dejarme
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deforme is [d̪eˈfoɾme] while dejarme is [d̪eˈxaɾme]. 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 41403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deforme is recorded at frequency rank #30,017, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈfoɾme]. dejarme is at rank #11,386, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾme].
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 41403, this pair ranks #153,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deforme vs dejarme
Shared letters: demr. Private to "deforme": fo. Private to "dejarme": aj.
"deforme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dejarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deforme" and "dejarme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "deforme" or "dejarme"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "deforme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejarme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deforme" and "dejarme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deforme vs deformes". 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 #153,831 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.