deisvsdejáisWhich spelling fits?

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“deis” and “dejáis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,304
“deis” frequency rank
#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
72052
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deis dejáis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes deis and dejáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. deis runs 4 letters (CVVC) against dejáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
deis
6 ch
dejáis

Why the eye confuses deis with dejáis

A purely visual mix-up. deis ([ˈd̪ejs]) and dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deis is recorded at frequency rank #31,304, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ejs]. dejáis is at rank #40,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxajs].

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 72052, this pair ranks #26,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deis vs dejáis

Shared letters: deis. Private to "deis": -. Private to "dejáis": já.

"deis" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deis ← ddeis · deiss · desi · edis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deis" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈd̪ejs] versus [d̪eˈxajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "deis" vs "dejáis" - which ranks higher?
"deis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,304 in our Spanish list, against #40,748 for "dejáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deis" and "dejáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deis 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 #26,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list