Which to use
“dejemos” and “diremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,282
- “dejemos” frequency rank
- #14,342
- “diremos” frequency rank
- 20624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejemos | diremos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del futuro de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes dejemos and diremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejemos with diremos
A purely visual mix-up. dejemos ([d̪eˈxemos]) and diremos ([d̪iˈɾemos]) 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 20624, 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]. diremos is at rank #14,342, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈɾemos].
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 20624, this pair ranks #258,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejemos vs diremos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "dejemos": j. Private to "diremos": ir.
"dejemos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "diremos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejemos" and "diremos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dejemos" or "diremos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dejemos" and "diremos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejemos" and "diremos" 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 #258,504 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.