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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#30,018
“dejarás” frequency rank
70766
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejarás
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejarás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dejarás's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dejáis
7 ch
dejarás

Why the eye confuses dejáis with dejarás

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejarás ([d̪exaˈɾas]) 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 70766, 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]. dejarás is at rank #30,018, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾas].

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 70766, this pair ranks #28,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejarás

Shared letters: dejsá. Private to "dejáis": i. Private to "dejarás": ar.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejáis" and "dejarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪exaˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejáis" or "dejarás"?
"dejarás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,018 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 "dejarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,982 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs digáis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #28,982 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