Which to use
“quedamos” and “quemamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,454
- “quedamos” frequency rank
- #46,153
- “quemamos” frequency rank
- 50607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedamos | quemamos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedamos and quemamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedamos and quemamos 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 quemamos
A purely visual mix-up. quedamos ([keˈð̞amos]) and quemamos ([keˈmamos]) 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 “quedamos” becomes m in “quemamos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50607, 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]. quemamos is at rank #46,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmamos].
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 50607, this pair ranks #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedamos vs quemamos
Shared letters: aemoqsu. Private to "quedamos": d. Private to "quemamos": -.
"quedamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "quedamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedamos" and "quemamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs quemas". 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 #102,291 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.