Which to use
“quedar” and “quejar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,587
- “quedar” frequency rank
- #18,952
- “quejar” frequency rank
- 20539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedar | quejar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Estar, situarse o detenerse en un sitio de grado o por fuerza | Expresar una persona un dolor físico o moral con palabras o gritos |
Where the eye mixes quedar and quejar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quedar with quejar
A purely visual mix-up. quedar ([keˈð̞aɾ]) and quejar ([keˈxaɾ]) 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 “quedar” becomes j in “quejar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedar is recorded at frequency rank #1,587, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾ]. quejar is at rank #18,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxaɾ].
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 20539, this pair ranks #258,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedar vs quejar
Shared letters: aeqru. Private to "quedar": d. Private to "quejar": j.
"quedar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quejar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedar" for "quejar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quedar" vs "quejar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedar" and "quejar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedar" and "quejar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedare vs quejar". 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 #258,892 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.