Which to use
“dejar” and “dudar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #392
- “dejar” frequency rank
- #7,711
- “dudar” frequency rank
- 8103
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejar | dudar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Depositar o colocar una cosa en su sitio. | Estar indeciso entre dos o más opciones, no estar seguro de qué hacer. |
Where the eye mixes dejar and dudar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejar with dudar
A purely visual mix-up. dejar ([d̪eˈxaɾ]) and dudar ([d̪uˈð̞aɾ]) 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 8103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejar is recorded at frequency rank #392, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾ]. dudar is at rank #7,711, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾ].
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 8103, this pair ranks #305,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejar vs dudar
Shared letters: adr. Private to "dejar": ej. Private to "dudar": u.
"dejar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "dudar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejar" and "dudar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejar" or "dudar" show up more?
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 "dudar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejar" and "dudar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudar 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 #305,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.