Which to use
“quedó” and “quepa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- #27,367
- “quepa” frequency rank
- 28468
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedó | quepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de caber. |
Where the eye mixes quedó and quepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quedó and quepa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quedó vs quepa
A purely visual mix-up. quedó ([keˈð̞o]) and quepa ([ˈkepa]) 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 28468, 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]. quepa is at rank #27,367, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkepa].
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 28468, this pair ranks #221,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quedó vs quepa
Shared letters: equ. Private to "quedó": dó. Private to "quepa": ap.
"quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quepa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quepa ← qeupa · qquepa · queap · queppa · qupea · uqepa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quedó" for "quepa" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quedó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quedó" and "quepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quepa vs Quero". 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 #221,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.