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

#10,483
“dejaré” frequency rank
#42,940
“demore” frequency rank
53423
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejaré demore
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de demorar o de demorarse.

Where the eye mixes dejaré and demore

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejaré and demore follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
dejaré
6 ch
demore

Why the eye confuses dejaré with demore

A purely visual mix-up. dejaré ([d̪exaˈɾe]) and demore ([d̪eˈmoɾe]) 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 53423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejaré is recorded at frequency rank #10,483, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾe]. demore is at rank #42,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈmoɾe].

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 53423, this pair ranks #87,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejaré vs demore

Shared letters: der. Private to "dejaré": ajé. Private to "demore": mo.

"dejaré" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "demore" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demore ← ddemore · demmore · demoer · demorre · demroe · deomre · dmeore · edmore

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejaré" and "demore" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾe] versus [d̪eˈmoɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejaré" or "demore"?
"dejaré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,483 in our Spanish list, against #42,940 for "demore". 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 "dejaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "demore" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,942 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejaré" and "demore" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demore vs desire". 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 #87,942 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