Which to use
“quedado” is an adjective and “quedó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,093
- “quedado” frequency rank
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- 3194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedado | quedó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene dificultades para tomar la iniciativa o actuar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedado and quedó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quedado vs quedó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedado is [keˈð̞að̞o] while quedó is [keˈð̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3194, 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]. quedó is at rank #1,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞o].
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 3194, this pair ranks #318,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedado vs quedó
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quedado": ao. Private to "quedó": ó.
"quedado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedado ← qeudado · qquedado · qudeado · queaddo · quedaddo · quedaod · queddado · queddao
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedado" and "quedó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quedado" or "quedó"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedado" and "quedó" 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 "quedó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedado" and "quedó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedado vs quedáis". 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 #318,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.