Which to use
“quedaron” and “quemaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,524
- “quedaron” frequency rank
- #14,434
- “quemaron” frequency rank
- 16958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedaron | quemaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedaron and quemaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedaron and quemaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quedaron vs quemaron
A purely visual mix-up. quedaron ([keˈð̞aɾõn]) and quemaron ([keˈmaɾõn]) 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 a single letter - d in “quedaron” becomes m in “quemaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedaron is recorded at frequency rank #2,524, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾõn]. quemaron is at rank #14,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmaɾõn].
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 16958, this pair ranks #274,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedaron vs quemaron
Shared letters: aenoqru. Private to "quedaron": d. Private to "quemaron": m.
"quedaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "quedaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #274,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedaron" and "quemaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebraron vs quemaron". 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 #274,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.