Which to use
“dejen” and “déjense” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,286
- “dejen” frequency rank
- #49,603
- “déjense” frequency rank
- 51889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejen | déjense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de dejarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes dejen and déjense
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dejen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against déjense's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dejen vs déjense
A purely visual mix-up. dejen ([ˈd̪exẽn]) and déjense ([ˈd̪exẽnse]) 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 51889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejen is recorded at frequency rank #2,286, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exẽn]. déjense is at rank #49,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪exẽnse].
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 51889, this pair ranks #95,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejen vs déjense
Shared letters: dejn. Private to "dejen": -. Private to "déjense": sé.
"dejen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "déjense" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejen ← ddejen · deejn · dejenn · dejjen · dejne · djeen · edjen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejen" for "déjense" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dejen" or "déjense"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "déjense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejen" and "déjense" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "déjense vs detente". 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 #95,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.