Which to use
“dejen” and “desea” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,286
- “dejen” frequency rank
- #2,653
- “desea” frequency rank
- 4939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejen | desea |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de dejar o de dejarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de desear. |
Where the eye mixes dejen and desea
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dejen with desea
A purely visual mix-up. dejen ([ˈd̪exẽn]) and desea ([d̪eˈsea]) 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 4939, 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]. desea is at rank #2,653, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsea].
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 4939, this pair ranks #314,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejen vs desea
Shared letters: de. Private to "dejen": jn. Private to "desea": as.
"dejen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "desea" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dejen" and "desea" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dejen" vs "desea" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dejen" and "desea" 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 "desea" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejen" and "desea" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desea vs Deva". 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 #314,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.