Which to use
“quedamos” and “quedemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,454
- “quedamos” frequency rank
- #28,531
- “quedemos” frequency rank
- 32985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedamos | quedemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedamos and quedemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedamos and quedemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedamos with quedemos
A purely visual mix-up. quedamos ([keˈð̞amos]) and quedemos ([keˈð̞emos]) 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 - a in “quedamos” becomes e in “quedemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedamos is recorded at frequency rank #4,454, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞amos]. quedemos is at rank #28,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞emos].
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 32985, this pair ranks #199,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedamos vs quedemos
Shared letters: demoqsu. Private to "quedamos": a. Private to "quedemos": -.
"quedamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quedemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "quedamos" vs "quedemos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedamos" and "quedemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedemos vs quemamos". 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 #199,161 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.