Which to use
“quedaban” and “quejaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,027
- “quedaban” frequency rank
- #21,456
- “quejaba” frequency rank
- 30483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedaban | quejaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedaban and quejaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedaban runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quejaba's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quedaban and quejaba
A purely visual mix-up. quedaban ([keˈð̞aβ̞ãn]) and quejaba ([keˈxaβ̞a]) 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 30483, 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]. quejaba is at rank #21,456, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxaβ̞a].
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 30483, this pair ranks #211,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedaban vs quejaba
Shared letters: abequ. Private to "quedaban": dn. Private to "quejaba": j.
"quedaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quejaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedaban" and "quejaba" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quedaban" vs "quejaba" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedaban" and "quejaba" 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 "quejaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedaban" and "quejaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejaba vs quemaban". 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 #211,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.