Which to use
“dejaban” and “dejaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,202
- “dejaban” frequency rank
- #2,393
- “dejaron” frequency rank
- 13595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaban | dejaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de dejar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejaban and dejaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejaban and dejaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejaban with dejaron
A purely visual mix-up. dejaban ([d̪eˈxaβ̞ãn]) and dejaron ([d̪eˈxaɾõn]) 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 13595, 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]. dejaron is at rank #2,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾõn].
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 13595, this pair ranks #287,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejaban vs dejaron
Shared letters: adejn. Private to "dejaban": b. Private to "dejaron": or.
"dejaban" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dejaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaban" and "dejaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejaban vs delatan". 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 #287,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.