dejaránvsdejarseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,750
“dejarán” frequency rank
#8,639
“dejarse” frequency rank
20389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejarán dejarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. No ocuparse del aspecto, vestimenta y aseo personal.

Where the eye mixes dejarán and dejarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejarán (CVCVCVC) and dejarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
dejarán
7 ch
dejarse

Visual trap between dejarán and dejarse

A purely visual mix-up. dejarán ([d̪exaˈɾãn]) and dejarse ([d̪eˈxaɾse]) 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 20389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejarán is recorded at frequency rank #11,750, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾãn]. dejarse is at rank #8,639, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾse].

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 20389, this pair ranks #259,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dejarán vs dejarse

Shared letters: adejr. Private to "dejarán": ná. Private to "dejarse": s.

"dejarán" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "dejarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejarse ← ddejarse · deajrse · dejarce · dejares · dejarrse · dejarsse · dejasre · dejjarse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejarán" and "dejarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾãn] versus [d̪eˈxaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejarán" or "dejarse"?
"dejarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,639 in our Spanish list, against #11,750 for "dejarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejarán" and "dejarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarán vs delatan". 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 #259,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list