quedáisvsquedaseWhich spelling fits?

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

#49,883
“quedáis” frequency rank
#33,800
“quedase” frequency rank
83683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedáis quedase
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 quedase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedáis (CVVCVVC) and quedase (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
quedáis
7 ch
quedase

Look-alike desk: quedáis vs quedase

A purely visual mix-up. quedáis ([keˈð̞ajs]) and quedase ([keˈð̞ase]) 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 83683, 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]. 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 83683, this pair ranks #7,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quedáis vs quedase

Shared letters: deqsu. Private to "quedáis": iá. Private to "quedase": a.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedase ← qeudase · qquedase · qudease · queadse · quedace · quedaes · quedasse · queddase

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quedáis" for "quedase" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞ajs] versus [keˈð̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quedáis" vs "quedase" - which ranks higher?
"quedase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,800 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "quedáis" and "quedase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedáis" and "quedase" 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 #7,855 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