quedaríanvsquedaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#18,654
“quedarían” frequency rank
#2,524
“quedaron” frequency rank
21178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarían quedaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de quedar o de quedarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedarían and quedaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedarían runs 9 letters (CVVCVCVVC) against quedaron's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
quedarían
8 ch
quedaron

Visual trap between quedarían and quedaron

A purely visual mix-up. quedarían ([keð̞aˈɾiãn]) and quedaron ([keˈð̞aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedarían is recorded at frequency rank #18,654, classified as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾiãn]. quedaron is at rank #2,524, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾõn].

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 21178, this pair ranks #256,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quedarían vs quedaron

Shared letters: adenqru. Private to "quedarían": í. Private to "quedaron": o.

"quedarían" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC  ·  "quedaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedaron ← qeudaron · qquedaron · qudearon · queadron · quedaorn · quedarno · quedaronn · quedarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quedarían" for "quedaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾiãn] versus [keˈð̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quedarían" vs "quedaron" - which ranks higher?
"quedaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,524 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.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #256,046 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarían" and "quedaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedarían vs quedarías". 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 #256,046 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