Which to use
“quedemos” and “queremos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,531
- “quedemos” frequency rank
- #812
- “queremos” frequency rank
- 29343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedemos | queremos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 querer. |
Where the eye mixes quedemos and queremos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quedemos and queremos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quedemos and queremos
A purely visual mix-up. quedemos ([keˈð̞emos]) and queremos ([keˈɾemos]) 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 - d in “quedemos” becomes r in “queremos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29343, 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]. queremos is at rank #812, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾemos].
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 29343, this pair ranks #217,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedemos vs queremos
Shared letters: emoqsu. Private to "quedemos": d. Private to "queremos": r.
"quedemos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "queremos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedemos" for "queremos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quedemos" vs "queremos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "queremos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedemos" and "queremos" 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 #217,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.