Which to use
“quebrar” and “quiebran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,364
- “quebrar” frequency rank
- #45,542
- “quiebran” frequency rank
- 63906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebrar | quiebran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Romper una cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. |
Where the eye mixes quebrar and quiebran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quebrar runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quiebran's 8 (CVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quebrar vs quiebran
A purely visual mix-up. quebrar ([keˈβ̞ɾaɾ]) and quiebran ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾãn]) 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 63906, 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]. quiebran is at rank #45,542, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾãn].
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 63906, this pair ranks #47,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quebrar vs quiebran
Shared letters: abeqru. Private to "quebrar": -. Private to "quiebran": in.
"quebrar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quiebran" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebrar" for "quiebran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quebrar" vs "quiebran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quebrar" and "quiebran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quebrar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #47,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebrar" and "quiebran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebran 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 #47,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.