Which to use
“deja” and “dirá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #496
- “deja” frequency rank
- #5,606
- “dirá” frequency rank
- 6102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deja | dirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes deja and dirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deja vs dirá
A purely visual mix-up. deja ([ˈd̪exa]) and dirá ([d̪iˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deja is recorded at frequency rank #496, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exa]. dirá is at rank #5,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾa].
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 6102, this pair ranks #311,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deja vs dirá
Shared letters: d. Private to "deja": aej. Private to "dirá": irá.
"deja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dirá" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deja ← ddeja · deaj · dejja · djea · edja
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deja" and "dirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "deja" or "dirá" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deja" and "dirá" 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 "dirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deja" and "dirá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Deva vs dirá". 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 #311,746 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.