quedasvsquedaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,553
“quedas” frequency rank
#33,800
“quedase” frequency rank
39353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedas quedase
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedas and quedase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quedase's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
quedas
7 ch
quedase

Visual trap between quedas and quedase

A purely visual mix-up. quedas ([ˈkeð̞as]) and quedase ([keˈð̞ase]) 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 extra letter(s) - “quedas” sits inside “quedase”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedas is recorded at frequency rank #5,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞as]. quedase is at rank #33,800, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ase].

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 39353, this pair ranks #164,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedas vs quedase

Shared letters: adeqsu. Private to "quedas": -. Private to "quedase": -.

"quedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "quedase" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedas ← qeudas · qquedas · qudeas · queads · quedass · queddas · quedsa · uqedas
  • quedase ← qeudase · qquedase · qudease · queadse · quedace · quedaes · quedasse · queddase

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedas" and "quedase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkeð̞as] versus [keˈð̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quedas" vs "quedase" - which ranks higher?
"quedas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,553 in our Spanish list, against #33,800 for "quedase". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #164,988 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedas" and "quedase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedase". 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 #164,988 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