dejemosvsdiremosWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
dejemos
7 ch
diremos

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

  • dejemosddejemos · deejmos · dejemmos · dejemoss · dejemso · dejeoms · dejjemos · dejmeos
  • diremosddiremos · diermos · diremmos · diremoss · diremso · direoms · dirmeos · dirremos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dejemos" and "diremos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪eˈxemos] versus [d̪iˈɾemos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dejemos" or "diremos"?
"dejemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,282 in our Spanish list, against #14,342 for "diremos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list