Which to use
“quejaba” is a verb and “quemada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,456
- “quejaba” frequency rank
- #13,328
- “quemada” frequency rank
- 34784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejaba | quemada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. | Forma del femenino de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejaba and quemada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quejaba and quemada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quejaba vs quemada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quejaba is [keˈxaβ̞a] while quemada is [keˈmað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34784, 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]. quemada is at rank #13,328, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞a].
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 34784, this pair ranks #189,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejaba vs quemada
Shared letters: aequ. Private to "quejaba": bj. Private to "quemada": dm.
"quejaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quemada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejaba" and "quemada" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quejaba" or "quemada"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejaba" and "quemada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejaba vs quemaban". 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 #189,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.