quedesvsquieresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“quedes” and “quieres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,701
“quedes” frequency rank
#411
“quieres” frequency rank
9112
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedes quieres
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de quedar o de quedarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de querer.

Where the eye mixes quedes and quieres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quedes runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quieres's 7 (CVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
quedes
7 ch
quieres

Why the eye confuses quedes with quieres

A purely visual mix-up. quedes ([ˈkeð̞es]) and quieres ([ˈkjeɾes]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9112, 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]. quieres is at rank #411, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾes].

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 9112, this pair ranks #302,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quedes vs quieres

Shared letters: eqsu. Private to "quedes": d. Private to "quieres": ir.

"quedes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "quieres" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quedes ← qeudes · qquedes · qudees · queddes · quedess · quedse · queeds · uqedes
  • quieres ← qiueres · qquieres · queires · quieers · quieress · quierres · quierse · quirees

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedes" and "quieres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkeð̞es] versus [ˈkjeɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quedes" or "quieres"?
"quieres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #411 in our Spanish list, against #8,701 for "quedes". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quedes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #302,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quedes" and "quieres" 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 #302,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list