quedemosvsquedesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#28,531
“quedemos” frequency rank
#8,701
“quedes” frequency rank
37232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedemos quedes
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse.

Where the eye mixes quedemos and quedes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedemos runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quedes's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
quedemos
6 ch
quedes

Visual trap between quedemos and quedes

A purely visual mix-up. quedemos ([keˈð̞emos]) and quedes ([ˈkeð̞es]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quedemos is recorded at frequency rank #28,531, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞emos]. quedes is at rank #8,701, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞es].

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 37232, this pair ranks #176,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quedemos vs quedes

Shared letters: deqsu. Private to "quedemos": mo. Private to "quedes": -.

"quedemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedemos ← qeudemos · qquedemos · qudeemos · queddemos · quedemmos · quedemoss · quedemso · quedeoms
  • quedes ← qeudes · qquedes · qudees · queddes · quedess · quedse · queeds · uqedes

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quedemos" and "quedes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keˈð̞emos] versus [ˈkeð̞es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedemos" or "quedes"?
"quedes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,701 in our Spanish list, against #28,531 for "quedemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quedemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quedes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,392 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedemos" and "quedes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedemos vs quemamos". 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 #176,392 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