Which to use
“quedaban” and “quedarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,027
- “quedaban” frequency rank
- #27,748
- “quedarás” frequency rank
- 36775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedaban | quedarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedaban and quedarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedaban and quedarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quedaban vs quedarás
A purely visual mix-up. quedaban ([keˈð̞aβ̞ãn]) and quedarás ([keð̞aˈɾas]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36775, 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]. quedarás is at rank #27,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾas].
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 36775, this pair ranks #178,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedaban vs quedarás
Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quedaban": bn. Private to "quedarás": rsá.
"quedaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quedarás" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedaban ← qeudaban · qquedaban · qudeaban · queadban · quedaabn · quedabann · quedabban · quedabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedaban" and "quedarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quedaban" vs "quedarás" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #178,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedaban" and "quedarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarás". 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 #178,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.