quedarásvsquedarseWhich spelling fits?

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

#27,748
“quedarás” frequency rank
#2,363
“quedarse” frequency rank
30111
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarás quedarse
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Permanecer o estar durante algún tiempo en un lugar.

Where the eye mixes quedarás and quedarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedarás (CVVCVCVC) and quedarse (CVVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
quedarás
8 ch
quedarse

Look-alike desk: quedarás vs quedarse

A purely visual mix-up. quedarás ([keð̞aˈɾas]) and quedarse ([keˈð̞aɾse]) 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 30111, 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]. quedarse is at rank #2,363, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾse].

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 30111, this pair ranks #213,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarás vs quedarse

Shared letters: adeqrsu. Private to "quedarás": á. Private to "quedarse": -.

"quedarás" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedarse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedarse ← qeudarse · qquedarse · qudearse · queadrse · quedarce · quedares · quedarrse · quedarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedarás" and "quedarse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾas] versus [keˈð̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarás" or "quedarse" show up more?
"quedarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,363 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.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #213,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarás" and "quedarse" 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 #213,616 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