Which to use
“deja” is a verb and “Deva” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #496
- “deja” frequency rank
- #49,578
- “Deva” frequency rank
- 50074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deja | Deva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes deja and Deva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. deja and Deva follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between deja and Deva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deja is [ˈd̪exa] while Deva is [ˈd̪eβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “deja” becomes v in “Deva”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deja is recorded at frequency rank #496, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exa]. Deva is at rank #49,578, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈd̪eβ̞a].
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 50074, this pair ranks #105,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deja vs Deva
Shared letters: ade. Private to "deja": j. Private to "Deva": v.
"deja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Deva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deja" for "Deva" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deja" or "Deva" show up more?
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 "deja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Deva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deja" and "Deva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deli 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 #105,241 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.