quedarásvsquedaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,748
“quedarás” frequency rank
#2,524
“quedaron” frequency rank
30272
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarás quedaron
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedarás and quedaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedarás and quedaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
quedarás
8 ch
quedaron

Why the eye confuses quedarás with quedaron

A purely visual mix-up. quedarás ([keð̞aˈɾas]) and quedaron ([keˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedarás is recorded at frequency rank #27,748, classified as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾas]. quedaron is at rank #2,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾõn].

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 30272, this pair ranks #212,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarás vs quedaron

Shared letters: adeqru. Private to "quedarás": sá. Private to "quedaron": no.

"quedarás" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedaron ← qeudaron · qquedaron · qudearon · queadron · quedaorn · quedarno · quedaronn · quedarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedarás" and "quedaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾas] versus [keˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarás" or "quedaron" show up more?
"quedaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,524 in our Spanish list, against #27,748 for "quedarás". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,798 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarás" and "quedaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarás". 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 #212,798 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