Which to use
“quejó” and “queme” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,788
- “quejó” frequency rank
- #22,163
- “queme” frequency rank
- 42951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejó | queme |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quejó and queme
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quejó and queme follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quejó with queme
A purely visual mix-up. quejó ([keˈxo]) and queme ([ˈkeme]) 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 42951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quejó is recorded at frequency rank #20,788, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈxo]. queme is at rank #22,163, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkeme].
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 42951, this pair ranks #145,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejó vs queme
Shared letters: equ. Private to "quejó": jó. Private to "queme": m.
"quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "queme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- queme ← qeume · qqueme · queem · quemme · qumee · uqeme
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quejó" and "queme" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quejó" or "queme" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quejó" and "queme" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quejó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "queme" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejó" and "queme" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queme vs Quim". 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 #145,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.