Which to use
“quebrar” and “quebró” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,364
- “quebrar” frequency rank
- #22,162
- “quebró” frequency rank
- 40526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrar | quebró |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romper una cosa. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. |
Where the eye mixes quebrar and quebró
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quebrar runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quebró's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quebrar and quebró
A purely visual mix-up. quebrar ([keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]) and quebró ([keˈβ̞ɾo]) 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 40526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quebrar is recorded at frequency rank #18,364, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]. quebró is at rank #22,162, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾo].
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 40526, this pair ranks #158,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quebrar vs quebró
Shared letters: beqru. Private to "quebrar": a. Private to "quebró": ó.
"quebrar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quebró" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quebrar ← qeubrar · qquebrar · quberar · quebarr · quebbrar · quebrarr · quebrra · quebrrar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebrar" for "quebró" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quebrar" or "quebró"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quebró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #158,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrar" and "quebró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrar vs quiebras". 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 #158,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.