Which to use
“quebrados” and “queridos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,912
- “quebrados” frequency rank
- #5,034
- “queridos” frequency rank
- 43946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrados | queridos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trechos rayados y trechos sin rayas que hay en una de las diferentes clases de papel pautado en el que aprenden a escribir los niños. | Forma del plural de querido. |
Where the eye mixes quebrados and queridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quebrados runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCVC) against queridos's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quebrados with queridos
A purely visual mix-up. quebrados ([keˈβ̞ɾað̞os]) and queridos ([keˈɾið̞os]) 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 43946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebrados is recorded at frequency rank #38,912, classified as anoun, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾað̞os]. queridos is at rank #5,034, tagged as anoun, pronounced [keˈɾið̞os].
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 43946, this pair ranks #139,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quebrados vs queridos
Shared letters: deoqrsu. Private to "quebrados": ab. Private to "queridos": i.
"quebrados" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC · "queridos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebrados" for "queridos" ever safe?
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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 "quebrados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrados" and "queridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrados 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 #139,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.