dejarávsdelataWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,392
“dejará” frequency rank
#30,855
“delata” frequency rank
37247
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejará delata
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejará and delata apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
dejará
6 ch
delata

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. dejará ([d̪exaˈɾa]) and delata ([d̪eˈlat̪a]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejará is recorded at frequency rank #6,392, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾa]. delata is at rank #30,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪a].

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 37247, this pair ranks #176,295 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejará vs delata

Shared letters: ade. Private to "dejará": jrá. Private to "delata": lt.

"dejará" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "delata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • delataddelata · dealta · delaat · delatta · dellata · deltaa · dleata · edlata

Frequency comparison

dejará#6,392
delata#30,855

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejará" and "delata" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾa] versus [d̪eˈlat̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejará" or "delata"?
"dejará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,392 in our Spanish list, against #30,855 for "delata". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dejará vs delata

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 “dejará” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list