Which to use
“dejadas” is a participle and “dejado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,447
- “dejadas” frequency rank
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- 36853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejadas | dejado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. |
Where the eye mixes dejadas and dejado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dejado's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dejadas and dejado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejadas is [d̪eˈxað̞as] while dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejadas is recorded at frequency rank #35,447, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞as]. dejado is at rank #1,406, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞o].
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 36853, this pair ranks #178,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejadas vs dejado
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejadas": s. Private to "dejado": o.
"dejadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejadas" for "dejado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejadas" or "dejado"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dejadas" and "dejado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejadas" and "dejado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejadas vs dejadez". 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 #178,426 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.