quejóvsquoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#20,788
“quejó” frequency rank
#10,560
“quo” frequency rank
31348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quejó quo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quejar. Dijo.

Letter map: quejó vs quo

Shared letters muted; letters that set quejó and quo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. quejó runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against quo's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
quejó
3 ch
quo

Spelling & dictionary notes on quejó vs quo

quejó and quo are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31348, 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]. quo is at rank #10,560, tagged as averb.

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 31348, this pair ranks #207,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quejó vs quo

Shared letters: qu. Private to "quejó": ejó. Private to "quo": o.

"quejó" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "quo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quejó" and "quo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "quejó" vs "quo" - which ranks higher?
"quo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,560 in our Spanish list, against #20,788 for "quejó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "quejó" vs "quo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quejó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #207,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quejó" and "quo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejó vs Quero". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #207,496 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