quejadovsquejarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“quejado” and “quejar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#28,134
“quejado” frequency rank
#18,952
“quejar” frequency rank
47086
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quejado quejar
Definition Participio de quejar o de quejarse. Expresar una persona un dolor físico o moral con palabras o gritos

Where the eye mixes quejado and quejar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
quejado
6 ch
quejar

Look-alike desk: quejado vs quejar

A purely visual mix-up. quejado ([keˈxað̞o]) and quejar ([keˈxaɾ]) 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 47086, 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]. quejar is at rank #18,952, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxaɾ].

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 47086, this pair ranks #122,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quejado vs quejar

Shared letters: aejqu. Private to "quejado": do. Private to "quejar": r.

"quejado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quejar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quejadoqeujado · qquejado · queajdo · quejaddo · quejaod · quejdao · quejjado · qujeado
  • quejarqeujar · qquejar · queajr · quejarr · quejjar · quejra · qujear · uqejar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quejado" for "quejar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keˈxað̞o] versus [keˈxaɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quejado" or "quejar"?
"quejar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,952 in our Spanish list, against #28,134 for "quejado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "quejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quejar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quejado" and "quejar" 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 #122,018 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list