Which to use
“queda” and “quema” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #437
- “queda” frequency rank
- #6,348
- “quema” frequency rank
- 6785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queda | quema |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hora de la noche, señalada en algunos pueblos, especialmente las plazas cerradas, para que todos se recojan, lo cual se avisa con la campana. | Acción o efecto de quemar. |
Where the eye mixes queda and quema
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. queda ([ˈkeð̞a]) and quema ([ˈkema]) 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 a single letter - d in “queda” becomes m in “quema”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queda is recorded at frequency rank #437, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkeð̞a]. quema is at rank #6,348, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkema].
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 6785, this pair ranks #309,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of queda vs quema
Shared letters: aequ. Private to "queda": d. Private to "quema": m.
"queda" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quema" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV