Which to use
“dejaban” and “dejarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,202
- “dejaban” frequency rank
- #30,018
- “dejarás” frequency rank
- 41220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaban | dejarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejaban and dejarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejaban and dejarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dejaban vs dejarás
A purely visual mix-up. dejaban ([d̪eˈxaβ̞ãn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejaban is recorded at frequency rank #11,202, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaβ̞ãn]. 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 41220, this pair ranks #154,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejaban vs dejarás
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejaban": bn. Private to "dejarás": rsá.
"dejaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejarás" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejaban ← ddejaban · deajban · dejaabn · dejabann · dejabban · dejabna · dejavan · dejbaan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejaban" and "dejarás" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dejaban" vs "dejarás" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaban" 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 #154,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaban" 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 #154,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.