Which to use
“quejaba” and “quejaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,456
- “quejaba” frequency rank
- #38,330
- “quejaban” frequency rank
- 59786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejaba | quejaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar. |
Where the eye mixes quejaba and quejaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quejaba runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against quejaban's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quejaba vs quejaban
A purely visual mix-up. quejaba ([keˈxaβ̞a]) and quejaban ([keˈxaβ̞ãn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “quejaba” sits inside “quejaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59786, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejaba is recorded at frequency rank #21,456, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxaβ̞a]. quejaban is at rank #38,330, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxaβ̞ãn].
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 59786, this pair ranks #61,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quejaba vs quejaban
Shared letters: abejqu. Private to "quejaba": -. Private to "quejaban": n.
"quejaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quejaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quejaba" and "quejaban" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quejaba" or "quejaban"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quejaba" and "quejaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejaba" and "quejaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejaban vs quitaban". 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 #61,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.