quédate

[ˈkeð̞at̪e]

/[ˈkeð̞at̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“quédate” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,554. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,554
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Corpus desk

Index ES-quedate · quédate · Spanish

quédate · rank #5,554 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,554
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH quedas

Nearest frequency peer: quedas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “quédate”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “quédate” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quédate vs quede
57% similar
quédate vs quédese
71% similar
quédate vs queda
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quédate
PropertyValue
Headwordquédate
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkeð̞at̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,554
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quédate”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).quédatecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “quedas” (#5,553), “reconstrucción” (#5,556), “prohibición” (#5,551). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quédate” va en #5,554. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around quédate (IPA [ˈkeð̞at̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,554 among 364 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for quédate, with forms such as "qquédate", "qudéate", and "quéadte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "quede", "quédese", "queda", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is quédate, spelled Q-U-É-D-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qquédate
  • qudéate
  • quéadte
  • quédaet
  • quédatte
  • quéddate
  • quédtae
  • qéudate
  • uqédate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quédate - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qquédate1qudéate2quéadte2quédaet2quédatte1quéddate1quédtae2qéudate2
Edit distance from "quédate"

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 "quédate"?
"quédate" is spelled Q-U-É-D-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkeð̞at̪e].
What does "quédate" mean?
As a verb, "quédate" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico).
What words are commonly confused with "quédate"?
"quédate" is commonly confused with "quede", "quédese", "queda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quédate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quédate" is [ˈkeð̞at̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quédate" come from?
"quédate" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list