Which to use
“dejase” and “dijese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,305
- “dejase” frequency rank
- #30,038
- “dijese” frequency rank
- 61343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejase | dijese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes dejase and dijese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejase and dijese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses dejase with dijese
A purely visual mix-up. dejase ([d̪eˈxase]) and dijese ([d̪iˈxese]) 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 61343, 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]. dijese is at rank #30,038, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈxese].
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 61343, this pair ranks #55,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dejase vs dijese
Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejase": a. Private to "dijese": i.
"dejase" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dijese" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejase" and "dijese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejase" vs "dijese" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dejase" and "dijese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dijese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejase" and "dijese" 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 #55,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.