quedáis vs quejas, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“quedáis” is a verb and “quejas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,883
“quedáis” frequency rank: #4,744
“quejas” frequency rank: 54627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quedáis	quejas
Definition	Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.	Forma del plural de queja.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quedáis and quejas apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

quedáis

6 ch

quejas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedáis is [keˈð̞ajs] while quejas is [ˈkexas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54627, 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]. quejas is at rank #4,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkexas].

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 54627, this pair ranks #82,480 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quedáis vs quejas

Shared letters: eqsu. Private to "quedáis": diá. Private to "quejas": aj.

"quedáis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "quejas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

quejas ← qeujas · qquejas · queajs · quejass · quejjas · quejsa · qujeas · uqejas

Frequency comparison

quedáis#49,883

quejas#4,744

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedáis" and "quejas" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quedáis" is a verb and "quejas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "quedáis" or "quejas"?

"quejas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,744 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.

Remembering quedáis vs quejas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “quedáis”; for a noun, it's “quejas”.
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