Which to use
“quedes” and “querer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,701
- “quedes” frequency rank
- #1,558
- “querer” frequency rank
- 10259
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedes | querer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. | Tener el deseo de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes quedes and querer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedes and querer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quedes vs querer
A purely visual mix-up. quedes ([ˈkeð̞es]) and querer ([keˈɾeɾ]) 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 10259, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedes is recorded at frequency rank #8,701, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeð̞es]. querer is at rank #1,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾeɾ].
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 10259, this pair ranks #299,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedes vs querer
Shared letters: equ. Private to "quedes": ds. Private to "querer": r.
"quedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "querer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedes" and "querer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quedes" or "querer" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "querer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedes" and "querer" 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 #299,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.