Which to use
“quejaban” and “quemaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,330
- “quejaban” frequency rank
- #45,541
- “quemaban” frequency rank
- 83871
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejaban | quemaban |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quemar. |
Where the eye mixes quejaban and quemaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quejaban and quemaban follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quejaban vs quemaban
A purely visual mix-up. quejaban ([keˈxaβ̞ãn]) and quemaban ([keˈmaβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - j in “quejaban” becomes m in “quemaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83871, 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]. quemaban is at rank #45,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmaβ̞ãn].
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 83871, this pair ranks #7,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quejaban vs quemaban
Shared letters: abenqu. Private to "quejaban": j. Private to "quemaban": m.
"quejaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "quejaban" vs "quemaban" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "quejaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejaban" and "quemaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemaban 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 #7,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.