dejáisvsdejaríasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#38,042
“dejarías” frequency rank
78790
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejarías

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejáis runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against dejarías's 8 (CVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
dejáis
8 ch
dejarías

Why the eye confuses dejáis with dejarías

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejarías ([d̪exaˈɾias]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78790, 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]. dejarías is at rank #38,042, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾias].

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 78790, this pair ranks #13,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejarías

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejáis": iá. Private to "dejarías": arí.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejarías" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejáis" for "dejarías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪exaˈɾias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejáis" vs "dejarías" - which ranks higher?
"dejarías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,042 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.

After this comparison

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 "dejarías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejarías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs digáis". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #13,948 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