quejan

[ˈkexãn]

/[ˈkexãn]/ verb

The verdict

“quejan” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #8,170 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#8,170
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

quejan vs quema
67% similar
quejan vs quejó
67% similar
quejan vs quepa
67% similar

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

Key facts for quejan
PropertyValue
Headwordquejan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkexãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#8,170
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quejan” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quejan lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for quejan is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈkexãn]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,170 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quejan, with forms such as "qeujan", "qquejan", and "queajn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quema", "quejó", "quepa", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is quejan, spelled Q-U-E-J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qeujan,qquejan,queajn,quejann,quejjan,quejna,qujean,uqejan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeujan2qquejan1queajn2quejann1quejjan1quejna2qujean2uqejan2
Edit distance from "quejan"

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 "quejan"?
"quejan" is spelled Q-U-E-J-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkexãn].
What does "quejan" mean?
As a verb, "quejan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse.
What words are commonly confused with "quejan"?
"quejan" is commonly confused with "quema", "quejó", "quepa". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quejan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quejan" is [ˈkexãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quejan" come from?
"quejan" 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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Using “quejan”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is Q-U-E-J-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈkexãn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “quema” - see the side-by-side comparison. quejan vs quema
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list