dejáisvsdejaseWhich spelling fits?

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#31,305
“dejase” frequency rank
72053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis dejase
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and dejase

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

6 ch
dejáis
6 ch
dejase

Visual trap between dejáis and dejase

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and dejase ([d̪eˈxase]) 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 72053, 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]. dejase is at rank #31,305, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxase].

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 72053, this pair ranks #26,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs dejase

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejáis": iá. Private to "dejase": a.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejase ← ddejase · deajse · dejace · dejaes · dejasse · dejjase · dejsae · djease

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejáis" and "dejase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪eˈxase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejáis" or "dejase" show up more?
"dejase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,305 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

Eye-level mix-up between "dejáis" and "dejase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #26,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "dejase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejase vs déjense". 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 #26,184 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