quebróvsquedóWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“quebró” and “quedó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,162
“quebró” frequency rank
#1,101
“quedó” frequency rank
23263
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quebró quedó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quebró and quedó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quebró runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quedó's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
quebró
5 ch
quedó

Look-alike desk: quebró vs quedó

A purely visual mix-up. quebró ([keˈβ̞ɾo]) and quedó ([keˈð̞o]) 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 23263, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quebró is recorded at frequency rank #22,162, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈβ̞ɾo]. quedó is at rank #1,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞o].

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 23263, this pair ranks #246,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quebró vs quedó

Shared letters: equó. Private to "quebró": br. Private to "quedó": d.

"quebró" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quebró" and "quedó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈβ̞ɾo] versus [keˈð̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quebró" vs "quedó" - which ranks higher?
"quedó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,101 in our Spanish list, against #22,162 for "quebró". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quebró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quebró" and "quedó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebró vs Quero". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #246,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list