quedadovsquedaseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: quedado is a adjective, quedase is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“quedado” is an adjective and “quedase” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,093
“quedado” frequency rank
#33,800
“quedase” frequency rank
35893
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedado quedase
Definition Que tiene dificultades para tomar la iniciativa o actuar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quedado and quedase apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
quedado
7 ch
quedase

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedado is [keˈð̞að̞o] while quedase is [keˈð̞ase]. 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 35893, 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]. quedase is at rank #33,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ase].

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 35893, this pair ranks #183,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedado vs quedase

Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quedado": o. Private to "quedase": s.

"quedado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quedase" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedadoqeudado · qquedado · qudeado · queaddo · quedaddo · quedaod · queddado · queddao
  • quedaseqeudase · qquedase · qudease · queadse · quedace · quedaes · quedasse · queddase

Frequency comparison

quedado#2,093
quedase#33,800

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedado" and "quedase" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quedado" is an adjective and "quedase" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "quedado" or "quedase"?
"quedado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,093 in our Spanish list, against #33,800 for "quedase". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering quedado vs quedase

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “quedado”; for a verb, it's “quedase”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quedado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list