quedaránvsquerránTell them apart

Which to use

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

#9,709
“quedarán” frequency rank
#22,164
“querrán” frequency rank
31873
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarán querrán
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 futuro de indicativo de querer.

Where the eye mixes quedarán and querrán

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

8 ch
quedarán
7 ch
querrán

Why the eye confuses quedarán with querrán

A purely visual mix-up. quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) and querrán ([keˈrãn]) 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 31873, 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]. querrán is at rank #22,164, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈrãn].

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 31873, this pair ranks #204,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarán vs querrán

Shared letters: enqruá. Private to "quedarán": ad. Private to "querrán": -.

"quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "querrán" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedarán" and "querrán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾãn] versus [keˈrãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarán" or "querrán" show up more?
"quedarán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,709 in our Spanish list, against #22,164 for "querrán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "querrán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #204,869 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarán" and "querrán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "querrán vs quiebran". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #204,869 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