Which to use
“dejadez” is a noun and “dejados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,932
- “dejadez” frequency rank
- #25,599
- “dejados” frequency rank
- 74531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejadez | dejados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pereza, negligencia, abandono de sí mismo o de sus cosas propias. | Forma del plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejadez and dejados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejadez and dejados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejadez with dejados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejadez is [d̪exaˈð̞es] while dejados is [d̪eˈxað̞os]. 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 (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejadez is recorded at frequency rank #48,932, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪exaˈð̞es]. dejados is at rank #25,599, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞os].
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 74531, this pair ranks #21,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejadez vs dejados
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejadez": z. Private to "dejados": os.
"dejadez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejadez" for "dejados" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejadez" or "dejados"?
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 "dejadez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejadez" and "dejados" 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 #21,149 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.