quejadovsquejasConfusable pair

Quick tell: quejado is a verb, quejas is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“quejado” is a verb and “quejas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#28,134
“quejado” frequency rank
#4,744
“quejas” frequency rank
32878
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quejado quejas
Definition Participio de quejar o de quejarse. Forma del plural de queja.

Where the eye mixes quejado and quejas

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

7 ch
quejado
6 ch
quejas

Why the eye confuses quejado with quejas

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quejado is [keˈxað̞o] while quejas is [ˈkexas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32878, 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]. quejas is at rank #4,744, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkexas].

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 32878, this pair ranks #199,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quejado vs quejas

Shared letters: aejqu. Private to "quejado": do. Private to "quejas": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quejadoqeujado · qquejado · queajdo · quejaddo · quejaod · quejdao · quejjado · qujeado
  • quejasqeujas · qquejas · queajs · quejass · quejjas · quejsa · qujeas · uqejas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quejado" for "quejas" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quejado" is a verb and "quejas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "quejado" vs "quejas" - which ranks higher?
"quejas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,744 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quejado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quejas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #199,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quejado" and "quejas" 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 #199,717 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