# quebrar vs querer

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### quebrar
*verb · IPA [keˈβ̞ɾaɾ] · frequency rank #18,364*
Romper una cosa.

### querer
*verb · IPA [keˈɾeɾ] · frequency rank #1,558*
Tener el deseo de hacer algo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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