Which to use
“quedemos” and “quemamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,531
- “quedemos” frequency rank
- #46,153
- “quemamos” frequency rank
- 74684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedemos | quemamos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedemos and quemamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quedemos with quemamos
A purely visual mix-up. quedemos ([keˈð̞emos]) and quemamos ([keˈmamos]) 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 74684, 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]. quemamos is at rank #46,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmamos].
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 74684, this pair ranks #20,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quedemos vs quemamos
Shared letters: emoqsu. Private to "quedemos": d. Private to "quemamos": a.
"quedemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedemos" for "quemamos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quedemos" vs "quemamos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedemos" and "quemamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs quemas". 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 #20,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.