Which to use
“dejadas” is a participle and “deseadas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,447
- “dejadas” frequency rank
- #32,610
- “deseadas” frequency rank
- 68057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejadas | deseadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Forma del femenino plural de deseado, participio de desear. |
Where the eye mixes dejadas and deseadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dejadas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against deseadas's 8 (CVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dejadas and deseadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejadas is [d̪eˈxað̞as] while deseadas is [d̪eseˈað̞as]. 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 68057, 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]. deseadas is at rank #32,610, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eseˈað̞as].
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 68057, this pair ranks #35,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejadas vs deseadas
Shared letters: ades. Private to "dejadas": j. Private to "deseadas": -.
"dejadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "deseadas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejadas" and "deseadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejadas" or "deseadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deseadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #35,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejadas" and "deseadas" 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 #35,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.