Which to use
“dejarme” and “dejaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,386
- “dejarme” frequency rank
- #7,980
- “dejaste” frequency rank
- 19366
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejarme | dejaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dejar, con el enclítico me (pronombre). | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar o de dejarse. |
Where the eye mixes dejarme and dejaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dejarme and dejaste
A purely visual mix-up. dejarme ([d̪eˈxaɾme]) and dejaste ([d̪eˈxast̪e]) 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 19366, 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]. dejaste is at rank #7,980, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxast̪e].
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 19366, this pair ranks #264,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejarme vs dejaste
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejarme": mr. Private to "dejaste": st.
"dejarme" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "dejaste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dejarme" and "dejaste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dejarme" vs "dejaste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejarme" and "dejaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejarme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejarme" and "dejaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejarme vs dejase". 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 #264,061 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.