quemen

[ˈkemẽn]

/[ˈkemẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“quemen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,898. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,898
frequency rank, Spanish
364
“Q” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-quemen · quemen · Spanish

quemen · rank #28,898 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,898
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 364
  • PHOTO-FINISH pudre

Nearest frequency peer: pudre (-2 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 “quemen”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quemen” 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).

quemen vs quién
50% similar
quemen vs quemo
67% similar
quemen vs querer
67% similar

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

Key facts for quemen
PropertyValue
Headwordquemen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkemẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#28,898
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “quemen”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pudre” (#28,896), “quier” (#28,900), “psiquiátrica” (#28,895). Entre 364 lemas con “Q”, “quemen” va en #28,898. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around quemen (IPA [ˈkemẽn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,898 among 364 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for quemen, with forms such as "qeumen", "qquemen", and "queemn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "quién", "quemo", "querer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is quemen, spelled Q-U-E-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de quemar o del imperativo negativo de quemarse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qeumen
  • qquemen
  • queemn
  • quemenn
  • quemmen
  • quemne
  • qumeen
  • uqemen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qeumen2qquemen1queemn2quemenn1quemmen1quemne2qumeen2uqemen2
Edit distance from "quemen"

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 "quemen"?
"quemen" is spelled Q-U-E-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkemẽn].
What does "quemen" mean?
As a verb, "quemen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse.
What words are commonly confused with "quemen"?
"quemen" is commonly confused with "quién", "quemo", "querer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quemen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quemen" is [ˈkemẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quemen" come from?
"quemen" 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 "quemen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

recoja#28,905privar#28,888rectos#28,908regale#28,912

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Pinedo8 variantspenosa8 variantspeatón8 variantsrobas8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list