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“dejad” and “dejando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,307
- “dejad” frequency rank
- #1,764
- “dejando” frequency rank
- 18071
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejad | dejando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de dejar. | Gerundio de dejar. |
Where the eye mixes dejad and dejando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejad vs dejando
A purely visual mix-up. dejad ([d̪eˈxað̞]) and dejando ([d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18071, 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]. dejando is at rank #1,764, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 18071, this pair ranks #269,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejad vs dejando
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejad": -. Private to "dejando": no.
"dejad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dejando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejad" and "dejando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejad" vs "dejando" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejad" and "dejando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejad vs Deva". 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 #269,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.