Which to use
“quejado” and “quejó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,134
- “quejado” frequency rank
- #20,788
- “quejó” frequency rank
- 48922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejado | quejó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de quejar o de quejarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar. |
Where the eye mixes quejado and quejó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quejado with quejó
A purely visual mix-up. quejado ([keˈxað̞o]) and quejó ([keˈxo]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48922, 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]. quejó is at rank #20,788, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxo].
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 48922, this pair ranks #111,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejado vs quejó
Shared letters: ejqu. Private to "quejado": ado. Private to "quejó": ó.
"quejado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quejado ← qeujado · qquejado · queajdo · quejaddo · quejaod · quejdao · quejjado · qujeado
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejado" and "quejó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quejado" vs "quejó" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "quejó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #111,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejado" and "quejó" 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 #111,758 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.