Which to use
“quedamos” and “queríamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,454
- “quedamos” frequency rank
- #9,028
- “queríamos” frequency rank
- 13482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedamos | queríamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quedamos and queríamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedamos runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against queríamos's 9 (CVVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quedamos and queríamos
A purely visual mix-up. quedamos ([keˈð̞amos]) and queríamos ([keˈɾiamos]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13482, 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]. queríamos is at rank #9,028, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾiamos].
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 13482, this pair ranks #287,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedamos vs queríamos
Shared letters: aemoqsu. Private to "quedamos": d. Private to "queríamos": rí.
"quedamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "queríamos" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedamos ← qeudamos · qquedamos · qudeamos · queadmos · quedammos · quedamoss · quedamso · quedaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedamos" and "queríamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedamos" or "queríamos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quedamos" and "queríamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queríamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedamos" and "queríamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs queríamos". 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 #287,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.