Which to use
“quedado” is an adjective and “quedare” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,093
- “quedado” frequency rank
- #41,572
- “quedare” frequency rank
- 43665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedado | quedare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene dificultades para tomar la iniciativa o actuar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedado and quedare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedado and quedare follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedado with quedare
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedado is [keˈð̞að̞o] while quedare is [keˈð̞aɾe]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedado is recorded at frequency rank #2,093, classified as anadj, pronounced [keˈð̞að̞o]. quedare is at rank #41,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾe].
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 43665, this pair ranks #141,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedado vs quedare
Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quedado": o. Private to "quedare": r.
"quedado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quedare" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedado" and "quedare" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quedado" or "quedare"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedado" and "quedare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedado" and "quedare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedare". 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 #141,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.