dejabavsdejarásConfusable pair

Which to use

“dejaba” and “dejarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,600
“dejaba” frequency rank
#30,018
“dejarás” frequency rank
35618
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejaba dejarás
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejaba and dejarás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejaba runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dejarás's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dejaba
7 ch
dejarás

Look-alike desk: dejaba vs dejarás

A purely visual mix-up. dejaba ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a]) and dejarás ([d̪exaˈɾas]) 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 35618, 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]. dejarás is at rank #30,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾas].

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 35618, this pair ranks #185,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejaba vs dejarás

Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejaba": b. Private to "dejarás": rsá.

"dejaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dejarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejaba ← ddejaba · deajba · dejaab · dejabba · dejava · dejbaa · dejjaba · djeaba

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejaba" and "dejarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a] versus [d̪exaˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejaba" or "dejarás"?
"dejaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,600 in our Spanish list, against #30,018 for "dejarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "dejaba" and "dejarás" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejaba" and "dejarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs dejarás". 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 #185,078 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