Which to use
“dejaba” and “dejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,600
- “dejaba” frequency rank
- #1,722
- “dejan” frequency rank
- 7322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaba | dejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejaba and dejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejaba vs dejan
A purely visual mix-up. dejaba ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a]) and dejan ([ˈd̪exãn]) 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 7322, 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]. dejan is at rank #1,722, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exãn].
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 7322, this pair ranks #308,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejaba vs dejan
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejaba": b. Private to "dejan": n.
"dejaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejaba" and "dejan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejaba" vs "dejan" - 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 "dejan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaba" and "dejan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejan 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 #308,314 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.