dejadasvsdejáisWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#35,447
“dejadas” frequency rank
#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
76195
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejadas dejáis
Definition Forma del femenino plural 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 dejadas and dejáis apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
dejadas
6 ch
dejáis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejadas is [d̪eˈxað̞as] while dejáis is [d̪eˈxajs]. 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 76195, 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]. 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 76195, this pair ranks #18,188 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejadas vs dejáis

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejadas": a. Private to "dejáis": .

"dejadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejadasddejadas · deajdas · dejaads · dejadass · dejaddas · dejadsa · dejdaas · dejjadas

Frequency comparison

dejadas#35,447
dejáis#40,748

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejadas" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejadas" is a participle and "dejáis" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejadas" or "dejáis"?
"dejadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,447 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 dejadas vs dejáis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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

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

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