Which to use
“dejar” and “depara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #392
- “dejar” frequency rank
- #29,151
- “depara” frequency rank
- 29543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejar | depara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de deparar. |
Where the eye mixes dejar and depara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejar vs depara
A purely visual mix-up. dejar ([d̪eˈxaɾ]) and depara ([d̪eˈpaɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejar is recorded at frequency rank #392, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾ]. depara is at rank #29,151, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈpaɾa].
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 29543, this pair ranks #216,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejar vs depara
Shared letters: ader. Private to "dejar": j. Private to "depara": p.
"dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "depara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejar" and "depara" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejar" vs "depara" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dejar" and "depara" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejar" and "depara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "depara vs depre". 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 #216,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.