quedábamos

[keˈð̞aβ̞amos]

/[keˈð̞aβ̞amos]/ verb

The verdict

“quedábamos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,160 among 364 “Q” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,160
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quedabamos · quedábamos · Spanish

quedábamos · rank #55,160 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,160
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH putazos

Nearest frequency peer: putazos (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “quedábamos”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “quedábamos” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for quedábamos
PropertyValue
Headwordquedábamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[keˈð̞aβ̞amos]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,160
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “quedábamos” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).quedábamoscae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “putazos” (#55,159), “quemes” (#55,161), “puri” (#55,158). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quedábamos” va en #55,160. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

quedábamos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,160 among 364 “Q” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [keˈð̞aβ̞amos]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for quedábamos in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quedábamos, spelled Q-U-E-D-Á-B-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quedábamos"?
"quedábamos" is spelled Q-U-E-D-Á-B-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [keˈð̞aβ̞amos].
What does "quedábamos" mean?
As a verb, "quedábamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.
How do you pronounce "quedábamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quedábamos" is [keˈð̞aβ̞amos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quedábamos" come from?
"quedábamos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quedábamos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list