dejáisvsdejaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#6,392
“dejará” frequency rank
47140
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejará
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejará

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejáis (CVCVVC) and dejará (CVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
dejáis
6 ch
dejará

Visual trap between dejáis and dejará

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejará ([d̪exaˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47140, 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]. dejará is at rank #6,392, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾa].

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 47140, this pair ranks #121,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejará

Shared letters: dejá. Private to "dejáis": is. Private to "dejará": ar.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejáis" for "dejará" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪exaˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejáis" or "dejará"?
"dejará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,392 in our Spanish list, against #40,748 for "dejáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs digáis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #121,706 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