quejadovsquejóTell them apart

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.

7 ch
quejado
5 ch
quejó

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

  • quejadoqeujado · qquejado · queajdo · quejaddo · quejaod · quejdao · quejjado · qujeado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quejado" and "quejó" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keˈxað̞o] versus [keˈxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quejado" vs "quejó" - which ranks higher?
"quejó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,788 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.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list