Which to use
“dejéis” is a verb and “deseos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,179
- “dejéis” frequency rank
- #3,174
- “deseos” frequency rank
- 30353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejéis | deseos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Forma del plural de deseo. |
Where the eye mixes dejéis and deseos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejéis and deseos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dejéis vs deseos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejéis is [d̪eˈxejs] while deseos is [d̪eˈseos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30353, 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]. deseos is at rank #3,174, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈseos].
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 30353, this pair ranks #212,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejéis vs deseos
Shared letters: des. Private to "dejéis": ijé. Private to "deseos": o.
"dejéis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "deseos" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deseos ← ddeseos · deceos · deesos · deseoss · deseso · desoes · desseos · dseeos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejéis" for "deseos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "dejéis" or "deseos" show up more?
What to do next
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 "deseos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejéis" and "deseos" 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 #212,422 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.