dejarásvsdejarseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#30,018
“dejarás” frequency rank
#8,639
“dejarse” frequency rank
38657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejarás dejarse
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. No ocuparse del aspecto, vestimenta y aseo personal.

Where the eye mixes dejarás and dejarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dejarás (CVCVCVC) and dejarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
dejarás
7 ch
dejarse

Visual trap between dejarás and dejarse

A purely visual mix-up. dejarás ([d̪exaˈɾas]) 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 38657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejarás is recorded at frequency rank #30,018, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾas]. 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 38657, this pair ranks #168,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejarás vs dejarse

Shared letters: adejrs. Private to "dejarás": á. Private to "dejarse": -.

"dejarás" · 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 "dejarás" and "dejarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾas] versus [d̪eˈxaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejarás" or "dejarse" show up more?
"dejarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,639 in our Spanish list, against #30,018 for "dejarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarás" 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 #168,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejarás" and "dejarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejáis vs dejarás". 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 #168,799 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