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.
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?
Frequency check: "quedarían" vs "quedaron" - which ranks higher?
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.