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“quedan” and “quedes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,271
- “quedan” frequency rank
- #8,701
- “quedes” frequency rank
- 9972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedan | quedes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedan and quedes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quedan vs quedes
A purely visual mix-up. quedan ([ˈkeð̞ãn]) and quedes ([ˈkeð̞es]) 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 9972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedan is recorded at frequency rank #1,271, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞ãn]. quedes is at rank #8,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞es].
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 9972, this pair ranks #300,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedan vs quedes
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quedan": an. Private to "quedes": s.
"quedan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedan" and "quedes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedan" or "quedes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedan" and "quedes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedes". 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 #300,243 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.