Which to use
“dejad” and “dejase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,307
- “dejad” frequency rank
- #31,305
- “dejase” frequency rank
- 47612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejad | dejase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de dejar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejad and dejase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejad runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dejase's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dejad with dejase
A purely visual mix-up. dejad ([d̪eˈxað̞]) and dejase ([d̪eˈxase]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47612, 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]. dejase is at rank #31,305, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxase].
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 47612, this pair ranks #119,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejad vs dejase
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejad": -. Private to "dejase": s.
"dejad" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejad" and "dejase" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dejad" or "dejase"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dejad" and "dejase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #119,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejad" and "dejase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejase vs déjense". 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 #119,110 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.