Which to use
“dejado” is an adjective and “dejáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- #40,748
- “dejáis” frequency rank
- 42154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejado | dejáis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejado and dejáis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejado (CVCVCV) and dejáis (CVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses dejado with dejáis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o] while dejáis is [d̪eˈxajs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejado is recorded at frequency rank #1,406, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞o]. 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 42154, this pair ranks #149,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejado vs dejáis
Shared letters: dej. Private to "dejado": ao. Private to "dejáis": isá.
"dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejado ← ddejado · deajdo · dejaddo · dejaod · dejdao · dejjado · djeado · edjado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejado" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dejado" vs "dejáis" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejado" and "dejáis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejado" and "dejáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs digáis". 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 #149,809 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.