Which to use
“quebrado” and “querido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,059
- “quebrado” frequency rank
- #1,456
- “querido” frequency rank
- 19515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrado | querido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que ha entrado en bancarrota o quiebra. | Amado, que es objeto de amor o afecto. |
Where the eye mixes quebrado and querido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quebrado vs querido
A purely visual mix-up. quebrado ([keˈβ̞ɾað̞o]) and querido ([keˈɾið̞o]) 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 19515, 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]. querido is at rank #1,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [keˈɾið̞o].
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 19515, this pair ranks #263,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quebrado vs querido
Shared letters: deoqru. Private to "quebrado": ab. Private to "querido": i.
"quebrado" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "querido" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quebrado" and "querido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quebrado" or "querido"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quebrado" and "querido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "querido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrado" and "querido" 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 #263,412 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.