Which to use
“dejamos” and “demos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,314
- “dejamos” frequency rank
- #9,275
- “demos” frequency rank
- 12589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejamos | demos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes dejamos and demos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejamos with demos
A purely visual mix-up. dejamos ([d̪eˈxamos]) and demos ([ˈd̪emos]) 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 12589, 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]. demos is at rank #9,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪emos].
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 12589, this pair ranks #290,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejamos vs demos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "dejamos": aj. Private to "demos": -.
"dejamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejamos" for "demos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejamos" vs "demos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejamos" and "demos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejamos" and "demos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demos vs dimas". 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 #290,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.