Which to use
“quedó” and “quejó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- #20,788
- “quejó” frequency rank
- 21889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedó | quejó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar. |
Where the eye mixes quedó and quejó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quedó and quejó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quedó with quejó
A purely visual mix-up. quedó ([keˈð̞o]) and quejó ([keˈxo]) 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 “quedó” becomes j in “quejó”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21889, 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]. quejó is at rank #20,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxo].
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 21889, this pair ranks #252,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedó vs quejó
Shared letters: equó. Private to "quedó": d. Private to "quejó": j.
"quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quedó" and "quejó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quedó" or "quejó"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedó" and "quejó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejó vs Quero". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #252,871 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.