dejaronvsdijeronTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,393
“dejaron” frequency rank
#1,309
“dijeron” frequency rank
3702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes dejaron and dijeron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejaron and dijeron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
dejaron
7 ch
dijeron

Look-alike desk: dejaron vs dijeron

A purely visual mix-up. dejaron ([d̪eˈxaɾõn]) and dijeron ([d̪iˈxeɾõn]) 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 3702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejaron is recorded at frequency rank #2,393, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾõn]. dijeron is at rank #1,309, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈxeɾõn].

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 3702, this pair ranks #317,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dejaron vs dijeron

Shared letters: dejnor. Private to "dejaron": a. Private to "dijeron": i.

"dejaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "dijeron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejaron ← ddejaron · deajron · dejaorn · dejarno · dejaronn · dejarron · dejjaron · dejraon
  • dijeron ← ddijeron · diejron · dijeorn · dijerno · dijeronn · dijerron · dijjeron · dijreon

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejaron" for "dijeron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaɾõn] versus [d̪iˈxeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "dejaron" vs "dijeron" - which ranks higher?
"dijeron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,309 in our Spanish list, against #2,393 for "dejaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "dejaron" and "dijeron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dijeron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #317,752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejaron" and "dijeron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejaron vs dudaron". 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 #317,752 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