Which to use
“quejaban” and “quejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,330
- “quejaban” frequency rank
- #8,170
- “quejan” frequency rank
- 46500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejaban | quejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quejar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejaban and quejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quejaban runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quejan's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quejaban vs quejan
A purely visual mix-up. quejaban ([keˈxaβ̞ãn]) and quejan ([ˈkexãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,330, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxaβ̞ãn]. quejan is at rank #8,170, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkexãn].
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 46500, this pair ranks #125,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejaban vs quejan
Shared letters: aejnqu. Private to "quejaban": b. Private to "quejan": -.
"quejaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quejan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejaban" and "quejan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quejaban" or "quejan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejaban" and "quejan" 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 #125,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.