Which to use
“dejada” is a participle and “dejase” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,985
- “dejada” frequency rank
- #31,305
- “dejase” frequency rank
- 57290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejada | dejase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejada and dejase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejada and dejase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejada with dejase
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejada is [d̪eˈxað̞a] while dejase is [d̪eˈxase]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 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 57290, 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]. 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 57290, this pair ranks #71,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejada vs dejase
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejada": -. Private to "dejase": s.
"dejada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejada" and "dejase" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejada" or "dejase" show up more?
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 "dejada" 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 #71,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejada" 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 #71,087 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.