Which to use
“dejar” and “donar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #392
- “dejar” frequency rank
- #9,443
- “donar” frequency rank
- 9835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejar | donar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio. | Ceder un bien material sin obtener a cambio un pago de quien recibe. |
Where the eye mixes dejar and donar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejar with donar
A purely visual mix-up. dejar ([d̪eˈxaɾ]) and donar ([d̪oˈnaɾ]) 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 9835, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejar is recorded at frequency rank #392, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾ]. donar is at rank #9,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪oˈnaɾ].
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 9835, this pair ranks #300,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejar vs donar
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dejar": ej. Private to "donar": no.
"dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "donar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejar" for "donar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejar" vs "donar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "donar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejar" and "donar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "donar vs dont". 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 #300,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.