Which to use
“dejaron” and “dudaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,393
- “dejaron” frequency rank
- #47,086
- “dudaron” frequency rank
- 49479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejaron | dudaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dudar. |
Where the eye mixes dejaron and dudaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejaron and dudaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dejaron and dudaron
A purely visual mix-up. dejaron ([d̪eˈxaɾõn]) and dudaron ([d̪uˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 49479, 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]. dudaron is at rank #47,086, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪uˈð̞aɾõn].
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 49479, this pair ranks #108,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejaron vs dudaron
Shared letters: adnor. Private to "dejaron": ej. Private to "dudaron": u.
"dejaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dudaron" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejaron" and "dudaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejaron" or "dudaron" show up more?
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 "dejaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dudaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejaron" and "dudaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dudaría 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 #108,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.