Which to use
“dejó” and “demos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #985
- “dejó” frequency rank
- #9,275
- “demos” frequency rank
- 10260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dejó | demos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de dejar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de dar o de darse. |
Where the eye mixes dejó and demos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dejó vs demos
A purely visual mix-up. dejó ([d̪eˈxo]) and demos ([ˈd̪emos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dejó is recorded at frequency rank #985, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈxo]. demos is at rank #9,275, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈd̪emos].
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 10260, this pair ranks #299,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dejó vs demos
Shared letters: de. Private to "dejó": jó. Private to "demos": mos.
"dejó" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- demos ← ddemos · demmos · demoss · demso · deoms · dmeos · edmos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dejó" for "demos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dejó" vs "demos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dejó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dejó" and "demos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demos vs dimas". 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 #299,268 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.