Which to use
“quejen” and “quemen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,242
- “quejen” frequency rank
- #28,898
- “quemen” frequency rank
- 65140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejen | quemen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quejar o de quejarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejen and quemen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quejen and quemen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quejen with quemen
A purely visual mix-up. quejen ([ˈkexẽn]) and quemen ([ˈkemẽn]) 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 “quejen” becomes m in “quemen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65140, 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]. quemen is at rank #28,898, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkemẽn].
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 65140, this pair ranks #43,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quejen vs quemen
Shared letters: enqu. Private to "quejen": j. Private to "quemen": m.
"quejen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quemen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejen" and "quemen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quejen" vs "quemen" - which ranks higher?
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 "quemen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejen" and "quemen" 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 #43,521 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.