Which to use
“quedare” and “quedase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,572
- “quedare” frequency rank
- #33,800
- “quedase” frequency rank
- 75372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedare | quedase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedare and quedase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedare and quedase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quedare and quedase
A purely visual mix-up. quedare ([keˈð̞aɾe]) and quedase ([keˈð̞ase]) 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 a single letter - r in “quedare” becomes s in “quedase”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedare is recorded at frequency rank #41,572, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾe]. quedase is at rank #33,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ase].
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 75372, this pair ranks #19,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedare vs quedase
Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quedare": r. Private to "quedase": s.
"quedare" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quedase" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedare" and "quedase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quedare" or "quedase"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedare" and "quedase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedare". 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 #19,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.