Which to use
“quedó” and “quejado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- #28,134
- “quejado” frequency rank
- 29235
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedó | quejado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Participio de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quedó and quejado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedó runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against quejado's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quedó and quejado
A purely visual mix-up. quedó ([keˈð̞o]) and quejado ([keˈxað̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quedó is recorded at frequency rank #1,101, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈð̞o]. quejado is at rank #28,134, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxað̞o].
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 29235, this pair ranks #218,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedó vs quejado
Shared letters: dequ. Private to "quedó": ó. Private to "quejado": ajo.
"quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quejado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quejado ← qeujado · qquejado · queajdo · quejaddo · quejaod · quejdao · quejjado · qujeado
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quedó" and "quejado" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quedó" vs "quejado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quedó" and "quejado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedó" and "quejado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejado vs Quezada". 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 #218,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.