quedarásvsquedasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#27,748
“quedarás” frequency rank
#5,553
“quedas” frequency rank
33301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarás quedas
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedarás and quedas

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

8 ch
quedarás
6 ch
quedas

Why the eye confuses quedarás with quedas

A purely visual mix-up. quedarás ([keð̞aˈɾas]) and quedas ([ˈkeð̞as]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33301, 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]. quedas is at rank #5,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞as].

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 33301, this pair ranks #197,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedarás vs quedas

Shared letters: adeqsu. Private to "quedarás": rá. Private to "quedas": -.

"quedarás" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedas ← qeudas · qquedas · qudeas · queads · quedass · queddas · quedsa · uqedas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quedarás" for "quedas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾas] versus [ˈkeð̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedarás" or "quedas"?
"quedas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,553 in our Spanish list, against #27,748 for "quedarás". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarás" and "quedas" 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 #197,467 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