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Which to use

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

#40,748
“dejáis” frequency rank
#38,058
“digáis” frequency rank
78806
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejáis digáis
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decir.

Where the eye mixes dejáis and digáis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejáis and digáis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
dejáis
6 ch
digáis

Look-alike desk: dejáis vs digáis

A purely visual mix-up. dejáis ([d̪eˈxajs]) and digáis ([d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78806, 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]. digáis is at rank #38,058, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs].

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 78806, this pair ranks #13,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dejáis vs digáis

Shared letters: disá. Private to "dejáis": ej. Private to "digáis": g.

"dejáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "digáis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejáis" and "digáis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxajs] versus [d̪iˈɣ̞ajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejáis" or "digáis"?
"digáis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,058 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 "digáis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #13,912 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejáis" and "digáis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "digáis vs dimas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #13,912 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