Which to use
“quebradas” and “quemadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,419
- “quebradas” frequency rank
- #26,200
- “quemadas” frequency rank
- 51619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebradas | quemadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de quebrado, participio de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Forma del femenino plural de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quebradas and quemadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between quebradas and quemadas
A purely visual mix-up. quebradas ([keˈβ̞ɾað̞as]) and quemadas ([keˈmað̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebradas is recorded at frequency rank #25,419, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞as]. quemadas is at rank #26,200, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞as].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51619, this pair ranks #96,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quebradas vs quemadas
Shared letters: adeqsu. Private to "quebradas": br. Private to "quemadas": m.
"quebradas" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "quemadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quebradas" and "quemadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quebradas" or "quemadas" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quebradas" and "quemadas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #96,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebradas" and "quemadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemadas vs quemamos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #96,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.