Which to use
“quedáis” and “queráis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,883
- “quedáis” frequency rank
- #21,809
- “queráis” frequency rank
- 71692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedáis | queráis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quedáis and queráis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedáis and queráis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quedáis and queráis
A purely visual mix-up. quedáis ([keˈð̞ajs]) and queráis ([keˈɾajs]) 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 a single letter - d in “quedáis” becomes r in “queráis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71692, 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]. queráis is at rank #21,809, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾajs].
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 71692, this pair ranks #26,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedáis vs queráis
Shared letters: eiqsuá. Private to "quedáis": d. Private to "queráis": r.
"quedáis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "queráis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedáis" and "queráis" 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 "queráis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedáis" and "queráis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarías". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #26,958 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.