dejadavsdejaríaWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#25,985
“dejada” frequency rank
#8,508
“dejaría” frequency rank
34493
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejada dejaría
Definition Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejada and dejaría apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dejada
7 ch
dejaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejada is [d̪eˈxað̞a] while dejaría is [d̪exaˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34493, 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]. dejaría is at rank #8,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾia].

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 34493, this pair ranks #191,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejada vs dejaría

Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejada": -. Private to "dejaría": .

"dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dejaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

dejada#25,985
dejaría#8,508

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejada" and "dejaría" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejada" is a participle and "dejaría" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejada" or "dejaría"?
"dejaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,508 in our Spanish list, against #25,985 for "dejada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dejada vs dejaría

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 “dejaría”.
  • 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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list