dejadezvsdejaseWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: dejadez is a noun, dejase is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dejadez” is a noun and “dejase” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#48,932
“dejadez” frequency rank
#31,305
“dejase” frequency rank
80237
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejadez dejase
Definition Pereza, negligencia, abandono de sí mismo o de sus cosas propias. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejadez and dejase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejadez runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dejase's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
dejadez
6 ch
dejase

Look-alike desk: dejadez vs dejase

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejadez is [d̪exaˈð̞es] while dejase is [d̪eˈxase]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80237, 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]. dejase is at rank #31,305, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxase].

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 80237, this pair ranks #11,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejadez vs dejase

Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejadez": z. Private to "dejase": s.

"dejadez" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejadez ← ddejadez · deajdez · dejaddez · dejadezz · dejadze · dejaedz · dejdaez · dejjadez
  • dejase ← ddejase · deajse · dejace · dejaes · dejasse · dejjase · dejsae · djease

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejadez" for "dejase" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejadez" is a noun and "dejase" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dejadez" vs "dejase" - which ranks higher?
"dejase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,305 in our Spanish list, against #48,932 for "dejadez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "dejase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejadez" and "dejase" 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 #11,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list