dejarvsdejaríaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#392
“dejar” frequency rank
#8,508
“dejaría” frequency rank
8900
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejar dejaría
Definition Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejar and dejaría apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
dejar
7 ch
dejaría

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dejar ([d̪eˈxaɾ]) and dejaría ([d̪exaˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “dejar” sits inside “dejaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejar is recorded at frequency rank #392, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾ]. dejaría is at rank #8,508, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾia].

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 8900, this pair ranks #303,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dejar vs dejaría

Shared letters: adejr. Private to "dejar": -. Private to "dejaría": í.

"dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "dejaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejarddejar · deajr · dejarr · dejjar · dejra · djear · edjar

Frequency comparison

dejar#392
dejaría#8,508

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejar" and "dejaría" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaɾ] versus [d̪exaˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejar" or "dejaría"?
"dejar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #392 in our Spanish list, against #8,508 for "dejaría". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering dejar vs dejaría

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dejar” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list