dejaríavsdemasíaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: dejaría is a verb, demasía is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dejaría” is a verb and “demasía” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,508
“dejaría” frequency rank
#44,102
“demasía” frequency rank
52610
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejaría demasía
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dejar o de dejarse. Exceso.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dejaría and demasía apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
dejaría
7 ch
demasía

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejaría is [d̪exaˈɾia] while demasía is [d̪emaˈsia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52610, 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]. demasía is at rank #44,102, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪emaˈsia].

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 52610, this pair ranks #91,896 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejaría vs demasía

Shared letters: adeí. Private to "dejaría": jr. Private to "demasía": ms.

"dejaría" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "demasía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

dejaría#8,508
demasía#44,102

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dejaría" and "demasía" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dejaría" is a verb and "demasía" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dejaría" or "demasía"?
"dejaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,508 in our Spanish list, against #44,102 for "demasía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dejaría vs demasía

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “dejaría”; for a noun, it's “demasía”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “dejaría” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list