Which to use
“queden” and “quedes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,582
- “queden” frequency rank
- #8,701
- “quedes” frequency rank
- 15283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queden | quedes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 queden and quedes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. queden and quedes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: queden vs quedes
A purely visual mix-up. queden ([ˈkeð̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “queden” becomes s in “quedes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queden is recorded at frequency rank #6,582, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞ẽn]. 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 15283, this pair ranks #280,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of queden vs quedes
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "queden": n. Private to "quedes": s.
"queden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "queden" and "quedes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queden" 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 #280,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queden" and "quedes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quedes". 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 #280,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.