Which to use
“dejaría” and “dejarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,508
- “dejaría” frequency rank
- #8,639
- “dejarse” frequency rank
- 17147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaría | dejarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dejar o de dejarse. | No ocuparse del aspecto, vestimenta y aseo personal. |
Where the eye mixes dejaría and dejarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejaría (CVCVCVV) and dejarse (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: dejaría vs dejarse
A purely visual mix-up. dejaría ([d̪exaˈɾia]) 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 17147, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejaría is recorded at frequency rank #8,508, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾia]. 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 17147, this pair ranks #273,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejaría vs dejarse
Shared letters: adejr. Private to "dejaría": í. Private to "dejarse": s.
"dejaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "dejarse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejarse ← ddejarse · deajrse · dejarce · dejares · dejarrse · dejarsse · dejasre · dejjarse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejaría" for "dejarse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejaría" vs "dejarse" - which ranks higher?
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 "dejaría" 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 #273,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaría" and "dejarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarse vs déjense". 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 #273,366 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.