Which to use
“quebrado” and “quedado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,059
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- #2,093
- “quedado” frequency rank
- 20152
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrado | quedado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha entrado en bancarrota o quiebra. | Que tiene dificultades para tomar la iniciativa o actuar. |
Where the eye mixes quebrado and quedado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quebrado runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against quedado's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quebrado and quedado
A purely visual mix-up. quebrado ([keˈβ̞ɾað̞o]) and quedado ([keˈð̞að̞o]) 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 20152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebrado is recorded at frequency rank #18,059, classified as anadj, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞o]. quedado is at rank #2,093, tagged as anadj, pronounced [keˈð̞að̞o].
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 20152, this pair ranks #260,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quebrado vs quedado
Shared letters: adeoqu. Private to "quebrado": br. Private to "quedado": -.
"quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "quedado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebrado" for "quedado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quebrado" or "quedado"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrado" and "quedado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrado vs quebraron". 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 #260,570 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.