dejadovsdejaseWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#1,406
“dejado” frequency rank
#31,305
“dejase” frequency rank
32711
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejado dejase
Definition Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejado and dejase apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dejado
6 ch
dejase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o] while dejase is [d̪eˈxase]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32711, 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]. 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 32711, this pair ranks #200,578 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejado vs dejase

Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejado": o. Private to "dejase": s.

"dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejadoddejado · deajdo · dejaddo · dejaod · dejdao · dejjado · djeado · edjado
  • dejaseddejase · deajse · dejace · dejaes · dejasse · dejjase · dejsae · djease

Frequency comparison

dejado#1,406
dejase#31,305

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejado" and "dejase" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejado" is an adjective and "dejase" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejado" or "dejase"?
"dejado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,406 in our Spanish list, against #31,305 for "dejase". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dejado vs dejase

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “dejado”; for a verb, it's “dejase”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dejado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list