quedaránvsquedaríanWhich spelling fits?

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

#9,709
“quedarán” frequency rank
#18,654
“quedarían” frequency rank
28363
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarán quedarían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedarán and quedarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedarán runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quedarían's 9 (CVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
quedarán
9 ch
quedarían

Visual trap between quedarán and quedarían

A purely visual mix-up. quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) and quedarían ([keð̞aˈɾiãn]) 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 28363, 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]. quedarían is at rank #18,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾiãn].

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 28363, this pair ranks #222,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarán vs quedarían

Shared letters: adenqru. Private to "quedarán": á. Private to "quedarían": í.

"quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedarían" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedarán" and "quedarían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾãn] versus [keð̞aˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarán" or "quedarían" show up more?
"quedarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,709 in our Spanish list, against #18,654 for "quedarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,397 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarán" and "quedarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedarían vs quedarías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #222,397 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