Which to use
“quedare” and “quédese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,572
- “quedare” frequency rank
- #48,026
- “quédese” frequency rank
- 89598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedare | quédese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes quedare and quédese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedare and quédese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedare with quédese
A purely visual mix-up. quedare ([keˈð̞aɾe]) and quédese ([ˈkeð̞ese]) 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 89598, 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]. quédese is at rank #48,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞ese].
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 89598, this pair ranks #3,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedare vs quédese
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quedare": ar. Private to "quédese": sé.
"quedare" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quédese" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedare ← qeudare · qquedare · qudeare · queadre · quedaer · quedarre · queddare · quedrae
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedare" and "quédese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedare" or "quédese" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quédese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedare" and "quédese" 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 #3,017 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.