Which to use
“quejan” and “quejando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,170
- “quejan” frequency rank
- #23,564
- “quejando” frequency rank
- 31734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejan | quejando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. | Gerundio de quejar. |
Where the eye mixes quejan and quejando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quejan with quejando
A purely visual mix-up. quejan ([ˈkexãn]) and quejando ([keˈxãn̪d̪o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “quejan” sits inside “quejando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejan is recorded at frequency rank #8,170, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkexãn]. quejando is at rank #23,564, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈxãn̪d̪o].
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 31734, this pair ranks #205,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejan vs quejando
Shared letters: aejnqu. Private to "quejan": -. Private to "quejando": do.
"quejan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quejando" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejan" and "quejando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quejan" or "quejando" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quejan" and "quejando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #205,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejan" and "quejando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebrando vs quejando". 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 #205,597 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.