Which to use
“quedó” and “quiso” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,101
- “quedó” frequency rank
- #2,364
- “quiso” frequency rank
- 3465
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quedó | quiso |
|---|---|---|
| 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 querer. |
Where the eye mixes quedó and quiso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. quedó ([keˈð̞o]) and quiso ([ˈkiso]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3465, 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]. quiso is at rank #2,364, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkiso].
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 3465, this pair ranks #318,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quedó vs quiso
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quedó": deó. Private to "quiso": ios.
"quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quiso ← qiuso · qquiso · quios · quisso · qusio · uqiso