Which to use
“quedase” and “quédese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,800
- “quedase” frequency rank
- #48,026
- “quédese” frequency rank
- 81826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedase | quédese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de quedarse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes quedase and quédese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedase and quédese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedase with quédese
A purely visual mix-up. quedase ([keˈð̞ase]) and quédese ([ˈkeð̞ese]) 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 81826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedase is recorded at frequency rank #33,800, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞ase]. quédese is at rank #48,026, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞ese].
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 81826, this pair ranks #9,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedase vs quédese
Shared letters: deqsu. Private to "quedase": a. Private to "quédese": é.
"quedase" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quédese" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quedase ← qeudase · qquedase · qudease · queadse · quedace · quedaes · quedasse · queddase
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedase" and "quédese" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quedase" vs "quédese" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quedase" and "quédese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quédese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedase" and "quédese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedare 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 #9,934 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.