Which to use
“dejen” and “den” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,286
- “dejen” frequency rank
- #2,020
- “den” frequency rank
- 4306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejen | den |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes dejen and den
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dejen and den
A purely visual mix-up. dejen ([ˈd̪exẽn]) and den ([ˈd̪ẽn]) 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 4306, 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]. den is at rank #2,020, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪ẽn].
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 4306, this pair ranks #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejen vs den
Shared letters: den. Private to "dejen": j. Private to "den": -.
"dejen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "den" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejen ← ddejen · deejn · dejenn · dejjen · dejne · djeen · edjen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejen" for "den" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejen" vs "den" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dejen" and "den" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "den" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejen" and "den" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dejen 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 #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.