quedaravsquedarásConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,857
“quedara” frequency rank
#27,748
“quedarás” frequency rank
36605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedara quedarás
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedara and quedarás

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedara runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against quedarás's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
quedara
8 ch
quedarás

Visual trap between quedara and quedarás

A purely visual mix-up. quedara ([keˈð̞aɾa]) and quedarás ([keð̞aˈɾas]) 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 36605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedara is recorded at frequency rank #8,857, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾa]. quedarás is at rank #27,748, tagged as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾas].

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 36605, this pair ranks #179,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedara vs quedarás

Shared letters: adeqru. Private to "quedara": -. Private to "quedarás": sá.

"quedara" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quedarás" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedara ← qeudara · qquedara · qudeara · queadra · quedaar · quedarra · queddara · quedraa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedara" and "quedarás" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞aɾa] versus [keð̞aˈɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedara" or "quedarás" show up more?
"quedara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,857 in our Spanish list, against #27,748 for "quedarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #179,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedara" and "quedarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarás". 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 #179,760 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