Which to use
“quede” and “quedó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,953
- “quede” frequency rank
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- 3054
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quede | quedó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. |
Where the eye mixes quede and quedó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. quede ([ˈkeð̞e]) and quedó ([keˈð̞o]) 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 a single letter - e in “quede” becomes ó in “quedó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3054, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quede is recorded at frequency rank #1,953, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞e]. quedó is at rank #1,101, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞o].
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 3054, this pair ranks #319,120 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quede vs quedó
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quede": -. Private to "quedó": ó.
"quede" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quede ← qeude · qquede · qudee · quedde · queed · uqede