dejáisvsdejarseWhich spelling fits?

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#8,639
“dejarse” frequency rank
49387
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejarse
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. No ocuparse del aspecto, vestimenta y aseo personal.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejarse

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

6 ch
dejáis
7 ch
dejarse

Why the eye confuses dejáis with dejarse

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejarse ([d̪eˈxaɾse]) 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 49387, 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]. dejarse is at rank #8,639, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾse].

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 49387, this pair ranks #109,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejarse

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejáis": iá. Private to "dejarse": ar.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "dejarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejarse ← ddejarse · deajrse · dejarce · dejares · dejarrse · dejarsse · dejasre · dejjarse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejáis" and "dejarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪eˈxaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejáis" vs "dejarse" - which ranks higher?
"dejarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,639 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

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 "dejarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #109,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejarse" 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 #109,142 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