quedáisvsquedamosConfusable pair

Which to use

“quedáis” and “quedamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,883
“quedáis” frequency rank
#4,454
“quedamos” frequency rank
54337
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedáis quedamos
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedáis and quedamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedáis runs 7 letters (CVVCVVC) against quedamos's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
quedáis
8 ch
quedamos

Why the eye confuses quedáis with quedamos

A purely visual mix-up. quedáis ([keˈð̞ajs]) and quedamos ([keˈð̞amos]) 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 54337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedáis is recorded at frequency rank #49,883, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ajs]. quedamos is at rank #4,454, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞amos].

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 54337, this pair ranks #83,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedáis vs quedamos

Shared letters: deqsu. Private to "quedáis": iá. Private to "quedamos": amo.

"quedáis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "quedamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedamos ← qeudamos · qquedamos · qudeamos · queadmos · quedammos · quedamoss · quedamso · quedaoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quedáis" for "quedamos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞ajs] versus [keˈð̞amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quedáis" vs "quedamos" - which ranks higher?
"quedamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,454 in our Spanish list, against #49,883 for "quedáis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedáis" and "quedamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarías". 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 #83,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list