Which to use
“quejó” is a verb and “quemo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,788
- “quejó” frequency rank
- #26,583
- “quemo” frequency rank
- 47371
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quejó | quemo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar. | Cosa, costumbre, hábito o práctica que ha pasado de moda. |
Where the eye mixes quejó and quemo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quejó with quemo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quejó is [keˈxo] while quemo is [ˈkemo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47371, 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]. quemo is at rank #26,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkemo].
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 47371, this pair ranks #120,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quejó vs quemo
Shared letters: equ. Private to "quejó": jó. Private to "quemo": mo.
"quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quemo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quemo ← qeumo · qquemo · quemmo · queom · qumeo · uqemo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quejó" and "quemo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quejó" vs "quemo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quejó" and "quemo" 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 "quemo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #120,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quejó" and "quemo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemo 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 #120,417 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.