dejabavsdejadConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
dejaba
5 ch
dejad

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

  • dejabaddejaba · deajba · dejaab · dejabba · dejava · dejbaa · dejjaba · djeaba
  • dejadddejad · deajd · dejadd · dejda · dejjad · djead · edjad

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejaba" for "dejad" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a] versus [d̪eˈxað̞]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejaba" vs "dejad" - which ranks higher?
"dejaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,600 in our Spanish list, against #16,307 for "dejad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list