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

#7,346
“quedaría” frequency rank
#18,654
“quedarían” frequency rank
26000
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedaría quedarían
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de quedar o de quedarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedaría and quedarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. quedaría runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVV) against quedarían's 9 (CVVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
quedaría
9 ch
quedarían

Look-alike desk: quedaría vs quedarían

A purely visual mix-up. quedaría ([keð̞aˈɾia]) and quedarían ([keð̞aˈɾiãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “quedaría” sits inside “quedarían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedaría is recorded at frequency rank #7,346, classified as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾia]. quedarían is at rank #18,654, tagged as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾiãn].

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 26000, this pair ranks #233,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedaría vs quedarían

Shared letters: adeqruí. Private to "quedaría": -. Private to "quedarían": n.

"quedaría" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV  ·  "quedarían" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedaría" and "quedarían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾia] versus [keð̞aˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedaría" or "quedarían"?
"quedaría" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,346 in our Spanish list, against #18,654 for "quedarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quedaría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #233,810 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedaría" and "quedarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedarían vs quedarías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #233,810 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