Which to use
“quejamos” and “quemamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,805
- “quejamos” frequency rank
- #46,153
- “quemamos” frequency rank
- 75958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejamos | quemamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejamos and quemamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quejamos vs quemamos
A purely visual mix-up. quejamos ([keˈxamos]) and quemamos ([keˈmamos]) 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 a single letter - j in “quejamos” becomes m in “quemamos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejamos is recorded at frequency rank #29,805, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxamos]. quemamos is at rank #46,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmamos].
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 75958, this pair ranks #18,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quejamos vs quemamos
Shared letters: aemoqsu. Private to "quejamos": j. Private to "quemamos": -.
"quejamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejamos" and "quemamos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quejamos" or "quemamos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejamos" and "quemamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs quemas". 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 #18,593 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.