quedaránvsquedareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,709
“quedarán” frequency rank
#41,572
“quedare” frequency rank
51281
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarán quedare
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedarán and quedare

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

8 ch
quedarán
7 ch
quedare

Why the eye confuses quedarán with quedare

A purely visual mix-up. quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedarán is recorded at frequency rank #9,709, classified as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾãn]. 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 51281, this pair ranks #98,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarán vs quedare

Shared letters: adeqru. Private to "quedarán": ná. Private to "quedare": -.

"quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedare" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedare ← qeudare · qquedare · qudeare · queadre · quedaer · quedarre · queddare · quedrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedarán" and "quedare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾãn] versus [keˈð̞aɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarán" or "quedare" show up more?
"quedarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,709 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "quedarán" and "quedare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarán" 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 #98,665 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarán" 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 #98,665 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