Which to use
“dejados” is a participle and “dejáis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,599
- “dejados” frequency rank
- #40,748
- “dejáis” frequency rank
- 66347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejados | dejáis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de dejado, participio de dejar o de dejarse. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejados and dejáis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejados runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dejáis's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dejados vs dejáis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejados is [d̪eˈxað̞os] while dejáis is [d̪eˈxajs]. 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 (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejados is recorded at frequency rank #25,599, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪eˈxað̞os]. 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 66347, this pair ranks #40,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejados vs dejáis
Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejados": ao. Private to "dejáis": iá.
"dejados" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejados ← ddejados · deajdos · dejaddos · dejadoss · dejadso · dejaods · dejdaos · dejjados
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejados" and "dejáis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dejados" or "dejáis"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejados" and "dejáis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejados" 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 #40,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejados" 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 #40,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.