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

#1,953
“quede” frequency rank
#38,914
“querré” frequency rank
40867
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quede querré
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de querer.

Where the eye mixes quede and querré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quede runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against querré's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
quede
6 ch
querré

Look-alike desk: quede vs querré

A purely visual mix-up. quede ([ˈkeð̞e]) and querré ([keˈre]) 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 40867, 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]. querré is at rank #38,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈre].

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 40867, this pair ranks #156,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quede vs querré

Shared letters: equ. Private to "quede": d. Private to "querré": ré.

"quede" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "querré" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quede ← qeude · qquede · qudee · quedde · queed · uqede

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quede" and "querré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkeð̞e] versus [keˈre]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quede" or "querré"?
"quede" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,953 in our Spanish list, against #38,914 for "querré". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "quede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "querré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #156,760 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quede" and "querré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quero vs querré". 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 #156,760 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