Which to use
“quedarán” and “quejaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,709
- “quedarán” frequency rank
- #38,330
- “quejaban” frequency rank
- 48039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedarán | quejaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar. |
Where the eye mixes quedarán and quejaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quedarán vs quejaban
A purely visual mix-up. quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) and quejaban ([keˈxaβ̞ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48039, 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]. quejaban is at rank #38,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxaβ̞ãn].
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 48039, this pair ranks #116,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedarán vs quejaban
Shared letters: aenqu. Private to "quedarán": drá. Private to "quejaban": bj.
"quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quejaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quejaban ← qeujaban · qquejaban · queajban · quejaabn · quejabann · quejabban · quejabna · quejavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedarán" for "quejaban" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarán" or "quejaban" show up more?
What to do next
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 "quejaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedarán" and "quejaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejaban vs quitaban". 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 #116,670 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.