dejarmevsdejaseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,386
“dejarme” frequency rank
#31,305
“dejase” frequency rank
42691
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejarme dejase
Definition Dejar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejarme and dejase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
dejarme
6 ch
dejase

Visual trap between dejarme and dejase

A purely visual mix-up. dejarme ([d̪eˈxaɾme]) and dejase ([d̪eˈxase]) 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 42691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejarme is recorded at frequency rank #11,386, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾme]. dejase is at rank #31,305, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxase].

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 42691, this pair ranks #146,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejarme vs dejase

Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejarme": mr. Private to "dejase": s.

"dejarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejarmeddejarme · deajrme · dejamre · dejarem · dejarmme · dejarrme · dejjarme · dejrame
  • dejaseddejase · deajse · dejace · dejaes · dejasse · dejjase · dejsae · djease

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejarme" and "dejase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaɾme] versus [d̪eˈxase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejarme" or "dejase"?
"dejarme" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,386 in our Spanish list, against #31,305 for "dejase". 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 "dejarme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #146,817 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejarme" and "dejase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejase 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 #146,817 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