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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quejado" for "quejar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quejado" or "quejar"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- 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.