Which to use
“quedarán” and “quitaran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,709
- “quedarán” frequency rank
- #38,332
- “quitaran” frequency rank
- 48041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedarán | quitaran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedarán and quitaran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedarán and quitaran follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedarán with quitaran
A purely visual mix-up. quedarán ([keð̞aˈɾãn]) and quitaran ([kiˈt̪aɾãn]) 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 48041, 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]. quitaran is at rank #38,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾãn].
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 48041, this pair ranks #116,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedarán vs quitaran
Shared letters: anqru. Private to "quedarán": deá. Private to "quitaran": it.
"quedarán" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitaran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quitaran ← qiutaran · qquitaran · quiatran · quitaarn · quitarann · quitarna · quitarran · quitraan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedarán" and "quitaran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quedarán" vs "quitaran" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedarán" and "quitaran" 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 "quitaran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedarán" and "quitaran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitaran". 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 #116,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.