quedar
Spanish, verb/keˈdaɾ/
quedar is spelled Q-U-E-D-A-R (6 letters) and appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,576th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Quedar is a Spanish verb meaning “to be (as a result of something), to end up” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Estar, situarse o detenerse en un sitio de grado o por fuerza”.
What does quedar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to be (as a result of something), to end up
Near-synonym: estar
- 2
to be situated; to be located (used with only static objects, such as buildings)
Queda muy lejos.
- 3
to be left; to remain
¿Queda un poco de pastel?
- 4
to fit, to suit; to look good (clothes)
Esos pantalones ya no te quedan.
- 5
to turn out, e.g. well or poorly
quedar bien; quedar mal
- 6
to agree on
quedar en
- 7
to agree to meet up with someone
Quedamos con Daniel.
- 8
to die
Ya quedé.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Estar, situarse o detenerse en un sitio de grado o por fuerza 2. Existir todavía o restar aún cierta parte o porción de algo 3. Adquirir cierta reputación. 4. Adquirir cierta cualidad o estado.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of quedar
- quedo first-person present singular
- quedé first-person preterite singular
- quedado participle past
- quedando gerund
- quedada feminine participle past
- quedados masculine participle past
- quedadas feminine participle past
- quedas indicative informal present
- quedás indicative informal present
- queda indicative present singular
- quedamos first-person indicative plural
- quedáis indicative plural present
- quedan indicative plural present
- quedaba first-person imperfect indicative
- quedabas imperfect indicative second-person
- quedábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- quedabais imperfect indicative plural
- quedaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce quedar?
- /keˈdaɾ/
- [keˈð̞aɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to quedar
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is quedar in Spanish?
quedar appears 55 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).