Which to use
“quedemos” and “quejamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,531
- “quedemos” frequency rank
- #29,805
- “quejamos” frequency rank
- 58336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedemos | quejamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedemos and quejamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quedemos and quejamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedemos with quejamos
A purely visual mix-up. quedemos ([keˈð̞emos]) and quejamos ([keˈxamos]) 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 58336, 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]. quejamos is at rank #29,805, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxamos].
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 58336, this pair ranks #66,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedemos vs quejamos
Shared letters: emoqsu. Private to "quedemos": d. Private to "quejamos": aj.
"quedemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quejamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedemos" for "quejamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quedemos" vs "quejamos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedemos" and "quejamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedemos" and "quejamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejamos 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 #66,834 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.