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

#49,883
“quedáis” frequency rank
#8,857
“quedara” frequency rank
58740
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedáis quedara
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedáis and quedara

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedáis (CVVCVVC) and quedara (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
quedáis
7 ch
quedara

Look-alike desk: quedáis vs quedara

A purely visual mix-up. quedáis ([keˈð̞ajs]) and quedara ([keˈð̞aɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58740, 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]. quedara is at rank #8,857, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾa].

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 58740, this pair ranks #65,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quedáis vs quedara

Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quedáis": isá. Private to "quedara": ar.

"quedáis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "quedara" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedara ← qeudara · qquedara · qudeara · queadra · quedaar · quedarra · queddara · quedraa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedáis" and "quedara" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞ajs] versus [keˈð̞aɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedáis" or "quedara" show up more?
"quedara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,857 in our Spanish list, against #49,883 for "quedáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "quedara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #65,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedáis" and "quedara" 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 #65,318 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