dejáisvsdejamosConfusable pair

Which to use

“dejáis” and “dejamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#3,314
“dejamos” frequency rank
44062
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejamos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dejamos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dejáis
7 ch
dejamos

Look-alike desk: dejáis vs dejamos

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejamos ([d̪eˈxamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44062, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejáis is recorded at frequency rank #40,748, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxajs]. dejamos is at rank #3,314, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxamos].

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 44062, this pair ranks #139,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejamos

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejáis": iá. Private to "dejamos": amo.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejamos ← ddejamos · deajmos · dejammos · dejamoss · dejamso · dejaoms · dejjamos · dejmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejáis" for "dejamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪eˈxamos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejáis" vs "dejamos" - which ranks higher?
"dejamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,314 in our Spanish list, against #40,748 for "dejáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejamos" 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 #139,133 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list