Which to use
“quedaban” and “quedarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,027
- “quedaban” frequency rank
- #9,709
- “quedarán” frequency rank
- 18736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedaban | quedarán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedaban and quedarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quedaban vs quedarán
A purely visual mix-up. quedaban ([keˈð̞aβ̞ãn]) and quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedaban is recorded at frequency rank #9,027, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aβ̞ãn]. quedarán is at rank #9,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾãn].
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 18736, this pair ranks #266,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedaban vs quedarán
Shared letters: adenqu. Private to "quedaban": b. Private to "quedarán": rá.
"quedaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedaban ← qeudaban · qquedaban · qudeaban · queadban · quedaabn · quedabann · quedabban · quedabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedaban" and "quedarán" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedaban" or "quedarán" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedaban" and "quedarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedaban" and "quedarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedaban vs quitaban". 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 #266,683 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.