Which to use
“dejado” is an adjective and “dejar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- #392
- “dejar” frequency rank
- 1798
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejado | dejar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. | Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio. |
Where the eye mixes dejado and dejar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejado vs dejar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o] while dejar is [d̪eˈxaɾ]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1798, 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]. dejar is at rank #392, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾ].
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 1798, this pair ranks #321,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejado vs dejar
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejado": o. Private to "dejar": r.
"dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejado" for "dejar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejado" or "dejar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejado" and "dejar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejadez vs dejado". 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 #321,444 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.