dejaríanvsdejaronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,295
“dejarían” frequency rank
#2,393
“dejaron” frequency rank
23688
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejarían dejaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de dejar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejarían and dejaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. dejarían runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against dejaron's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
dejarían
7 ch
dejaron

Visual trap between dejarían and dejaron

A purely visual mix-up. dejarían ([d̪exaˈɾiãn]) and dejaron ([d̪eˈxaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23688, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejarían is recorded at frequency rank #21,295, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪exaˈɾiãn]. dejaron is at rank #2,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾõn].

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 23688, this pair ranks #244,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dejarían vs dejaron

Shared letters: adejnr. Private to "dejarían": í. Private to "dejaron": o.

"dejarían" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC  ·  "dejaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejaron ← ddejaron · deajron · dejaorn · dejarno · dejaronn · dejarron · dejjaron · dejraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejarían" and "dejaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪exaˈɾiãn] versus [d̪eˈxaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejarían" or "dejaron"?
"dejaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,393 in our Spanish list, against #21,295 for "dejarían". 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 "dejarían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #244,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejarían" and "dejaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarían vs desafían". 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 #244,616 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