Which to use
“quejado” and “quejan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,134
- “quejado” frequency rank
- #8,170
- “quejan” frequency rank
- 36304
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejado | quejan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de quejar o de quejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejado and quejan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quejado with quejan
A purely visual mix-up. quejado ([keˈxað̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejado is recorded at frequency rank #28,134, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxað̞o]. 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 36304, this pair ranks #181,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejado vs quejan
Shared letters: aejqu. Private to "quejado": do. Private to "quejan": n.
"quejado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quejan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quejado" for "quejan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quejado" vs "quejan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quejado" and "quejan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejado" 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 #181,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejado" and "quejan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejado vs Quezada". 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 #181,353 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.