Which to use
“deja” is a verb and “día” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #496
- “deja” frequency rank
- #76
- “día” frequency rank
- 572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deja | día |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tiempo que tarda la Tierra en dar una vuelta alrededor de su eje, equivalente a 24 horas. |
Where the eye mixes deja and día
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deja vs día
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: deja is [ˈd̪exa] while día is [ˈd̪ia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deja is recorded at frequency rank #496, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exa]. día is at rank #76, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪ia].
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 572, this pair ranks #323,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deja vs día
Shared letters: ad. Private to "deja": ej. Private to "día": í.
"deja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "día" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deja ← ddeja · deaj · dejja · djea · edja
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deja" for "día" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deja" or "día" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deja" and "día" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "día" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deja" and "día" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deja 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 #323,247 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.