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

#8,857
“quedara” frequency rank
#41,572
“quedare” frequency rank
50429
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedara quedare
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedara and quedare

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

7 ch
quedara
7 ch
quedare

Why the eye confuses quedara with quedare

A purely visual mix-up. quedara ([keˈð̞aɾa]) and quedare ([keˈð̞aɾe]) 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 - a in “quedara” becomes e in “quedare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50429, 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]. quedare is at rank #41,572, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾe].

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 50429, this pair ranks #103,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedara vs quedare

Shared letters: adeqru. Private to "quedara": -. Private to "quedare": -.

"quedara" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quedare" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedara ← qeudara · qquedara · qudeara · queadra · quedaar · quedarra · queddara · quedraa
  • quedare ← qeudare · qquedare · qudeare · queadre · quedaer · quedarre · queddare · quedrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedara" and "quedare" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞aɾa] versus [keˈð̞aɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quedara" vs "quedare" - which ranks higher?
"quedara" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,857 in our Spanish list, against #41,572 for "quedare". 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 "quedara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #103,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedara" and "quedare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedare". 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 #103,254 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