Which to use
“dejad” is a verb and “dejadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,307
- “dejad” frequency rank
- #35,447
- “dejadas” frequency rank
- 51754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejad | dejadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de dejar. | Forma del femenino plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejad and dejadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dejad and dejadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejad is [d̪eˈxað̞] while dejadas is [d̪eˈxað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dejad” sits inside “dejadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejad is recorded at frequency rank #16,307, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞]. dejadas is at rank #35,447, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞as].
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 51754, this pair ranks #96,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejad vs dejadas
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejad": -. Private to "dejadas": s.
"dejad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dejadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejad" for "dejadas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejad" or "dejadas"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejad" and "dejadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejadas vs dejadez". 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 #96,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.