Which to use
“dejado” is an adjective and “dudado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,406
- “dejado” frequency rank
- #28,736
- “dudado” frequency rank
- 30142
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejado | dudado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no se preocupa de hacer las cosas que le corresponden. | Participio de dudar. |
Where the eye mixes dejado and dudado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejado and dudado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejado with dudado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejado is [d̪eˈxað̞o] while dudado is [d̪uˈð̞að̞o]. 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 30142, 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]. dudado is at rank #28,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞að̞o].
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 30142, this pair ranks #213,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejado vs dudado
Shared letters: ado. Private to "dejado": ej. Private to "dudado": u.
"dejado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dudado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejado" for "dudado" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejado" or "dudado" show up more?
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 "dejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejado" and "dudado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudado vs durando". 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 #213,469 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.