dejadavsdejáisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dejada is a participle, dejáis is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dejada” is a participle and “dejáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,985
“dejada” frequency rank
#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
66733
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejada dejáis
Definition Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejada and dejáis apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dejada
6 ch
dejáis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejada is [d̪eˈxað̞a] while dejáis is [d̪eˈxajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejada is recorded at frequency rank #25,985, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞a]. dejáis is at rank #40,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxajs].

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 66733, this pair ranks #39,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejada vs dejáis

Shared letters: dej. Private to "dejada": a. Private to "dejáis": isá.

"dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejadaddejada · deajda · dejaad · dejadda · dejdaa · dejjada · djeada · edjada

Frequency comparison

dejada#25,985
dejáis#40,748

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejada" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejada" is a participle and "dejáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejada" or "dejáis"?
"dejada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,985 in our Spanish list, against #40,748 for "dejáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dejada vs dejáis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “dejada”; for a verb, it's “dejáis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dejada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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