Which to use
“dejate” is a verb and “delante” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,374
- “dejate” frequency rank
- #1,543
- “delante” frequency rank
- 24917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejate | delante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de dejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). | Antes o con preferencia de lugar. |
Where the eye mixes dejate and delante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejate runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against delante's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dejate and delante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejate is [d̪eˈxat̪e] while delante is [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejate is recorded at frequency rank #23,374, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxat̪e]. delante is at rank #1,543, tagged as anadv, pronounced [d̪eˈlãn̪t̪e].
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 24917, this pair ranks #238,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejate vs delante
Shared letters: adet. Private to "dejate": j. Private to "delante": ln.
"dejate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delante" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejate" for "delante" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejate" vs "delante" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejate" and "delante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejadez vs dejate". 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 #238,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.