Which to use
“quejan” and “quejen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,170
- “quejan” frequency rank
- #36,242
- “quejen” frequency rank
- 44412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejan | quejen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejan and quejen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quejan vs quejen
A purely visual mix-up. quejan ([ˈkexãn]) and quejen ([ˈkexẽn]) 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 - a in “quejan” becomes e in “quejen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44412, 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]. quejen is at rank #36,242, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkexẽn].
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 44412, this pair ranks #137,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejan vs quejen
Shared letters: ejnqu. Private to "quejan": a. Private to "quejen": -.
"quejan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quejen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejan" and "quejen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quejan" or "quejen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quejen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejan" and "quejen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queje vs quejen". 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 #137,230 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.