Which to use
“quedas” is a verb and “quemadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,553
- “quedas” frequency rank
- #26,200
- “quemadas” frequency rank
- 31753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedas | quemadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Forma del femenino plural de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedas and quemadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedas runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quemadas's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quedas vs quemadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quedas is [ˈkeð̞as] while quemadas is [keˈmað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31753, 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]. quemadas is at rank #26,200, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞as].
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 31753, this pair ranks #205,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedas vs quemadas
Shared letters: adeqsu. Private to "quedas": -. Private to "quemadas": m.
"quedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quemadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedas" and "quemadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quedas" vs "quemadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "quemadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedas" and "quemadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemadas vs quemamos". 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 #205,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.