Which to use
“dejaba” and “dejad” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,600
- “dejaba” frequency rank
- #16,307
- “dejad” frequency rank
- 21907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaba | dejad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de dejar. |
Where the eye mixes dejaba and dejad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejaba vs dejad
A purely visual mix-up. dejaba ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a]) and dejad ([d̪eˈxað̞]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21907, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejaba is recorded at frequency rank #5,600, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaβ̞a]. dejad is at rank #16,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞].
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 21907, this pair ranks #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejaba vs dejad
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejaba": b. Private to "dejad": -.
"dejaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejaba" for "dejad" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejaba" vs "dejad" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaba" and "dejad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejad 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 #252,807 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.