quejenvsquejóConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#36,242
“quejen” frequency rank
#20,788
“quejó” frequency rank
57030
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quejen quejó
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo 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 quejen and quejó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
quejen
5 ch
quejó

Look-alike desk: quejen vs quejó

A purely visual mix-up. quejen ([ˈkexẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57030, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quejen is recorded at frequency rank #36,242, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkexẽn]. 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 57030, this pair ranks #72,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quejen vs quejó

Shared letters: ejqu. Private to "quejen": n. Private to "quejó": ó.

"quejen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quejenqeujen · qquejen · queejn · quejenn · quejjen · quejne · qujeen · uqejen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quejen" and "quejó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkexẽn] versus [keˈxo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quejen" or "quejó"?
"quejó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,788 in our Spanish list, against #36,242 for "quejen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quejen" 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 #72,153 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quejen" and "quejó" 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 #72,153 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