quedaríasvsquerríasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,395
“quedarías” frequency rank
#43,212
“querrías” frequency rank
87607
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedarías querrías
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del condicional de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del condicional de querer.

Where the eye mixes quedarías and querrías

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

9 ch
quedarías
8 ch
querrías

Why the eye confuses quedarías with querrías

A purely visual mix-up. quedarías ([keð̞aˈɾias]) and querrías ([keˈrias]) 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 87607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedarías is recorded at frequency rank #44,395, classified as averb, pronounced [keð̞aˈɾias]. querrías is at rank #43,212, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈrias].

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 87607, this pair ranks #4,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quedarías vs querrías

Shared letters: aeqrsuí. Private to "quedarías": d. Private to "querrías": -.

"quedarías" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCVVC  ·  "querrías" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quedarías" for "querrías" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keð̞aˈɾias] versus [keˈrias]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedarías" or "querrías" show up more?
"querrías" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,212 in our Spanish list, against #44,395 for "quedarías". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "quedarías" and "querrías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedarías" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "querrías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedarías" and "querrías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedarías". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #4,358 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