Which to use
“quedas” and “querías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,553
- “quedas” frequency rank
- #8,045
- “querías” frequency rank
- 13598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedas | querías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quedas and querías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. quedas ([ˈkeð̞as]) and querías ([keˈɾias]) 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 13598, 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]. querías is at rank #8,045, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾias].
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 13598, this pair ranks #287,248 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedas vs querías
Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "quedas": d. Private to "querías": rí.
"quedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "querías" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedas ← qeudas · qquedas · qudeas · queads · quedass · queddas · quedsa · uqedas