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

#5,553
“quedas” frequency rank
#1,457
“quieras” frequency rank
7010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedas quieras
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de querer.

Where the eye mixes quedas and quieras

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
quedas
7 ch
quieras

Why the eye confuses quedas with quieras

A purely visual mix-up. quedas ([ˈkeð̞as]) and quieras ([ˈkjeɾas]) 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 7010, 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]. quieras is at rank #1,457, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾas].

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 7010, this pair ranks #309,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quedas vs quieras

Shared letters: aeqsu. Private to "quedas": d. Private to "quieras": ir.

"quedas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "quieras" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedasqeudas · qquedas · qudeas · queads · quedass · queddas · quedsa · uqedas
  • quierasqiueras · qquieras · queiras · quiears · quierass · quierras · quiersa · quireas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedas" and "quieras" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkeð̞as] versus [ˈkjeɾas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedas" or "quieras"?
"quieras" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,457 in our Spanish list, against #5,553 for "quedas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "quedas" and "quieras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quieras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,187 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedas" and "quieras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedas". 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 #309,187 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