Which to use
“quedado” is an adjective and “quédate” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,093
- “quedado” frequency rank
- #5,554
- “quédate” frequency rank
- 7647
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedado | quédate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene dificultades para tomar la iniciativa o actuar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes quedado and quédate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedado and quédate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quedado and quédate
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedado is [keˈð̞að̞o] while quédate is [ˈkeð̞at̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 7647, 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]. quédate is at rank #5,554, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞at̪e].
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 7647, this pair ranks #307,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedado vs quédate
Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quedado": o. Private to "quédate": té.
"quedado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quédate" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedado ← qeudado · qquedado · qudeado · queaddo · quedaddo · quedaod · queddado · queddao
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedado" and "quédate" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quedado" or "quédate"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quédate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedado" and "quédate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quédate". 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 #307,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.