Which to use
“dejéis” and “desees” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,179
- “dejéis” frequency rank
- #19,697
- “desees” frequency rank
- 46876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejéis | desees |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de desear. |
Where the eye mixes dejéis and desees
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejéis and desees follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dejéis and desees
A purely visual mix-up. dejéis ([d̪eˈxejs]) and desees ([d̪eˈsees]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejéis is recorded at frequency rank #27,179, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxejs]. desees is at rank #19,697, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsees].
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 46876, this pair ranks #123,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejéis vs desees
Shared letters: des. Private to "dejéis": ijé. Private to "desees": -.
"dejéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "desees" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desees ← ddesees · decees · deeses · deseess · deses · desese · dessees · dseees
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejéis" and "desees" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejéis" vs "desees" - which ranks higher?
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 "dejéis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desees" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejéis" and "desees" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejéis 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 #123,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.