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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedamos" and "quitamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quedamos" or "quitamos"?
What to do next
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 "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.