dejarsevsdejaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,639
“dejarse” frequency rank
#31,305
“dejase” frequency rank
39944
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejarse dejase
Definition No ocuparse del aspecto, vestimenta y aseo personal. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejarse and dejase

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

7 ch
dejarse
6 ch
dejase

Why the eye confuses dejarse with dejase

A purely visual mix-up. dejarse ([d̪eˈxaɾse]) 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 39944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejarse is recorded at frequency rank #8,639, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxaɾse]. 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 39944, this pair ranks #161,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dejarse vs dejase

Shared letters: adejs. Private to "dejarse": r. Private to "dejase": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejarse ← ddejarse · deajrse · dejarce · dejares · dejarrse · dejarsse · dejasre · dejjarse
  • dejase ← ddejase · deajse · dejace · dejaes · dejasse · dejjase · dejsae · djease

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dejarse" for "dejase" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxaɾse] versus [d̪eˈxase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejarse" or "dejase" show up more?
"dejarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,639 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.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dejarse" 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 #161,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejarse" 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 #161,795 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