Which to use
“dejando” and “demande” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,764
- “dejando” frequency rank
- #38,628
- “demande” frequency rank
- 40392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejando | demande |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de dejar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de demandar. |
Where the eye mixes dejando and demande
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejando with demande
A purely visual mix-up. dejando ([d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o]) and demande ([d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e]) 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 40392, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejando is recorded at frequency rank #1,764, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxãn̪d̪o]. demande is at rank #38,628, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmãn̪d̪e].
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 40392, this pair ranks #159,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejando vs demande
Shared letters: aden. Private to "dejando": jo. Private to "demande": m.
"dejando" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "demande" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejando" and "demande" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dejando" vs "demande" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejando" and "demande" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demande" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejando" and "demande" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demande vs demanden". 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 #159,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.