Which to use
“dejamos” and “dejemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,314
- “dejamos” frequency rank
- #6,282
- “dejemos” frequency rank
- 9596
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejamos | dejemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejamos and dejemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dejamos and dejemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejamos with dejemos
A purely visual mix-up. dejamos ([d̪eˈxamos]) and dejemos ([d̪eˈxemos]) 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 a single letter - a in “dejamos” becomes e in “dejemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9596, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,314, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxamos]. dejemos is at rank #6,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxemos].
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 9596, this pair ranks #301,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejamos vs dejemos
Shared letters: dejmos. Private to "dejamos": a. Private to "dejemos": -.
"dejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dejemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejamos" for "dejemos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejamos" vs "dejemos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dejamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejamos" and "dejemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejémonos vs dejemos". 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 #301,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.