Which to use
“quedarse” and “quedaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,363
- “quedarse” frequency rank
- #14,687
- “quedaste” frequency rank
- 17050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedarse | quedaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Permanecer o estar durante algún tiempo en un lugar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedarse and quedaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedarse and quedaste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quedarse and quedaste
A purely visual mix-up. quedarse ([keˈð̞aɾse]) and quedaste ([keˈð̞ast̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedarse is recorded at frequency rank #2,363, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞aɾse]. quedaste is at rank #14,687, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ast̪e].
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 17050, this pair ranks #273,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedarse vs quedaste
Shared letters: adeqsu. Private to "quedarse": r. Private to "quedaste": t.
"quedarse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "quedaste" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedarse" and "quedaste" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quedarse" vs "quedaste" - 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 "quedarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quedaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #273,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedarse" and "quedaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedaste vs quédese". 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 #273,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.