Which to use
“dejadas” and “dotadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,447
- “dejadas” frequency rank
- #37,046
- “dotadas” frequency rank
- 72493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejadas | dotadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Forma del femenino plural de dotado, participio de dotar. |
Where the eye mixes dejadas and dotadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejadas with dotadas
A purely visual mix-up. dejadas ([d̪eˈxað̞as]) and dotadas ([d̪oˈt̪að̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72493, 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]. dotadas is at rank #37,046, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪oˈt̪að̞as].
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 72493, this pair ranks #25,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejadas vs dotadas
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dejadas": ej. Private to "dotadas": ot.
"dejadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dotadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejadas" for "dotadas" ever safe?
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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 "dejadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dotadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejadas" and "dotadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donadas vs dotadas". 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 #25,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.