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 eye mixes dejar and dejaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against dejaría's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses dejar with dejaría
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
- dejar ← ddejar · deajr · dejarr · dejjar · dejra · djear · edjar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejar" for "dejaría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejar" vs "dejaría" - which ranks higher?
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 "dejar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejar" and "dejaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejaría vs dudaría". 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 #303,539 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.