quedóvsquoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,101
“quedó” frequency rank
#10,560
“quo” frequency rank
11661
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quedó quo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quedar o de quedarse. Dijo.

Letter map: quedó vs quo

Shared letters muted; letters that set quedó and quo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

5 ch
quedó
3 ch
quo

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

quedó and quo are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11661, 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]. quo is at rank #10,560, tagged as averb.

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 11661, this pair ranks #294,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quedó vs quo

Shared letters: qu. Private to "quedó": deó. Private to "quo": o.

"quedó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "quo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quedó" and "quo" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "quedó" or "quo"?
"quedó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,101 in our Spanish list, against #10,560 for "quo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list