Which to use
“quebró” and “quiebre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,162
- “quebró” frequency rank
- #21,810
- “quiebre” frequency rank
- 43972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quebró | quiebre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse. |
Where the eye mixes quebró and quiebre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quebró runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quiebre's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quebró and quiebre
A purely visual mix-up. quebró ([keˈβ̞ɾo]) and quiebre ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]) 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 43972, 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]. quiebre is at rank #21,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe].
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 43972, this pair ranks #139,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quebró vs quiebre
Shared letters: beqru. Private to "quebró": ó. Private to "quiebre": i.
"quebró" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quiebre" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quiebre ← qiuebre · qquiebre · queibre · quibere · quiebbre · quieber · quiebrre · quierbe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quebró" for "quiebre" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quebró" vs "quiebre" - which ranks higher?
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 "quebró" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quebró" and "quiebre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebras vs quiebre". 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 #139,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.