quedamosvsquitamosConfusable pair

Which to use

“quedamos” and “quitamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,454
“quedamos” frequency rank
#23,565
“quitamos” frequency rank
28019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedamos quitamos
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 quitar o de quitarse.

Where the eye mixes quedamos and quitamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedamos and quitamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
quedamos
8 ch
quitamos

Look-alike desk: quedamos vs quitamos

A purely visual mix-up. quedamos ([keˈð̞amos]) and quitamos ([kiˈt̪amos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28019, 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]. quitamos is at rank #23,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪amos].

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 28019, this pair ranks #224,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedamos vs quitamos

Shared letters: amoqsu. Private to "quedamos": de. Private to "quitamos": it.

"quedamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quitamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedamos ← qeudamos · qquedamos · qudeamos · queadmos · quedammos · quedamoss · quedamso · quedaoms
  • quitamos ← qiutamos · qquitamos · quiatmos · quitammos · quitamoss · quitamso · quitaoms · quitmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedamos" and "quitamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞amos] versus [kiˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedamos" or "quitamos"?
"quedamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,454 in our Spanish list, against #23,565 for "quitamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quedamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quitamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #224,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedamos" and "quitamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs quitamos". 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 #224,038 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list