Which to use
“dejase” and “dejate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,305
- “dejase” frequency rank
- #23,374
- “dejate” frequency rank
- 54679
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejase | dejate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de dejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes dejase and dejate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejase and dejate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dejase vs dejate
A purely visual mix-up. dejase ([d̪eˈxase]) and dejate ([d̪eˈxat̪e]) 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 a single letter - s in “dejase” becomes t in “dejate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54679, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejase is recorded at frequency rank #31,305, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxase]. dejate is at rank #23,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxat̪e].
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 54679, this pair ranks #82,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejase vs dejate
Shared letters: adej. Private to "dejase": s. Private to "dejate": t.
"dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dejate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejase" and "dejate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejase" vs "dejate" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dejate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejase" and "dejate" 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 #82,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.