Which to use
“dejaba” and “desata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,600
- “dejaba” frequency rank
- #22,654
- “desata” frequency rank
- 28254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaba | desata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desatar o de desatarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejaba and desata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejaba with desata
A purely visual mix-up. dejaba ([d̪eˈxaβ̞a]) and desata ([d̪eˈsat̪a]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28254, 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]. desata is at rank #22,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsat̪a].
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 28254, this pair ranks #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejaba vs desata
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dejaba": bj. Private to "desata": st.
"dejaba" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "desata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejaba" for "desata" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejaba" vs "desata" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dejaba" and "desata" 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 "desata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaba" and "desata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delatan vs desata". 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 #222,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.