dejáisvsdejarConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#392
“dejar” frequency rank
41140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejar
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dejar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dejáis
5 ch
dejar

Look-alike desk: dejáis vs dejar

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejar ([d̪eˈxaɾ]) 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 41140, 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]. 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 41140, this pair ranks #155,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejar

Shared letters: dej. Private to "dejáis": isá. Private to "dejar": ar.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejar ← ddejar · deajr · dejarr · dejjar · dejra · djear · edjar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejáis" for "dejar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪eˈxaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejáis" or "dejar"?
"dejar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #392 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.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" 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 #155,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejar" 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 #155,316 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