quejaronvsquitaronTell them apart

Which to use

“quejaron” and “quitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,299
“quejaron” frequency rank
#11,119
“quitaron” frequency rank
44418
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quejaron quitaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar o de quejarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse.

Where the eye mixes quejaron and quitaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quejaron and quitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
quejaron
8 ch
quitaron

Look-alike desk: quejaron vs quitaron

A purely visual mix-up. quejaron ([keˈxaɾõn]) and quitaron ([kiˈt̪aɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44418, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quejaron is recorded at frequency rank #33,299, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxaɾõn]. quitaron is at rank #11,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾõn].

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 44418, this pair ranks #137,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quejaron vs quitaron

Shared letters: anoqru. Private to "quejaron": ej. Private to "quitaron": it.

"quejaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quitaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quejaron ← qeujaron · qquejaron · queajron · quejaorn · quejarno · quejaronn · quejarron · quejjaron
  • quitaron ← qiutaron · qquitaron · quiatron · quitaorn · quitarno · quitaronn · quitarron · quitraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quejaron" and "quitaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈxaɾõn] versus [kiˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quejaron" vs "quitaron" - which ranks higher?
"quitaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,119 in our Spanish list, against #33,299 for "quejaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quejaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quejaron" and "quitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebraron vs quejaron". 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 #137,183 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