dejemosvsdejesTell them apart

Which to use

“dejemos” and “dejes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,282
“dejemos” frequency rank
#3,044
“dejes” frequency rank
9326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dejemos dejes
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse.

Where the eye mixes dejemos and dejes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. dejemos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against dejes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
dejemos
5 ch
dejes

Why the eye confuses dejemos with dejes

A purely visual mix-up. dejemos ([d̪eˈxemos]) and dejes ([ˈd̪exes]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dejemos is recorded at frequency rank #6,282, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxemos]. dejes is at rank #3,044, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exes].

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 9326, this pair ranks #302,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dejemos vs dejes

Shared letters: dejs. Private to "dejemos": mo. Private to "dejes": -.

"dejemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "dejes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dejemos ← ddejemos · deejmos · dejemmos · dejemoss · dejemso · dejeoms · dejjemos · dejmeos
  • dejes ← ddejes · deejs · dejess · dejjes · dejse · djees · edjes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejemos" and "dejes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxemos] versus [ˈd̪exes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejemos" or "dejes"?
"dejes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,044 in our Spanish list, against #6,282 for "dejemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "dejemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dejes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dejemos" and "dejes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejémonos vs dejemos". 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 #302,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list