Which to use
“deje” and “depre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,765
- “deje” frequency rank
- #46,477
- “depre” frequency rank
- 48242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deje | depre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte del habla de una lengua que tiende hacia la manera local de hablarla en un lugar. | Depresión. |
Where the eye mixes deje and depre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deje vs depre
A purely visual mix-up. deje ([ˈd̪exe]) and depre ([ˈd̪epɾe]) 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 48242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deje is recorded at frequency rank #1,765, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪exe]. depre is at rank #46,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪epɾe].
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 48242, this pair ranks #115,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deje vs depre
Shared letters: de. Private to "deje": j. Private to "depre": pr.
"deje" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "depre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deje" and "depre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deje" vs "depre" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deje" and "depre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "depre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deje" and "depre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decae vs depre". 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 #115,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.