Which to use
“dejate” and “delata” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,374
- “dejate” frequency rank
- #30,855
- “delata” frequency rank
- 54229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejate | delata |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de dejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de delatar. |
Where the eye mixes dejate and delata
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejate and delata 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 dejate with delata
A purely visual mix-up. dejate ([d̪eˈxat̪e]) and delata ([d̪eˈlat̪a]) 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 54229, 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]. delata is at rank #30,855, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈlat̪a].
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 54229, this pair ranks #84,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejate vs delata
Shared letters: adet. Private to "dejate": j. Private to "delata": l.
"dejate" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delata" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejate" for "delata" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejate" or "delata"?
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 "dejate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delata" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejate" and "delata" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delata vs delatan". 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 #84,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.