Which to use
“dejen” is a verb and “desdén” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,286
- “dejen” frequency rank
- #27,566
- “desdén” frequency rank
- 29852
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejen | desdén |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Frialdad u hostilidad en el trato que reflejan la poca estima que se tiene por alguien. |
Where the eye mixes dejen and desdén
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dejen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against desdén's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dejen and desdén
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dejen is [ˈd̪exẽn] while desdén is [d̪esˈð̞ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29852, 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]. desdén is at rank #27,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esˈð̞ẽn].
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 29852, this pair ranks #214,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dejen vs desdén
Shared letters: den. Private to "dejen": j. Private to "desdén": sé.
"dejen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "desdén" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dejen ← ddejen · deejn · dejenn · dejjen · dejne · djeen · edjen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejen" and "desdén" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejen" vs "desdén" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desdén" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejen" and "desdén" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desdén vs desván". 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 #214,947 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.