Which to use
“quema” and “quemas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,348
- “quema” frequency rank
- #31,077
- “quemas” frequency rank
- 37425
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quema | quemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de quemar. | Forma del plural de quema. |
Where the eye mixes quema and quemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quema vs quemas
A purely visual mix-up. quema ([ˈkema]) and quemas ([ˈkemas]) 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 extra letter(s) - “quema” sits inside “quemas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37425, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quema is recorded at frequency rank #6,348, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkema]. quemas is at rank #31,077, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkemas].
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 37425, this pair ranks #175,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quema vs quemas
Shared letters: aemqu. Private to "quema": -. Private to "quemas": s.
"quema" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quema" and "quemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quema" or "quemas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quema" and "quemas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quema" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quema" and "quemas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs quemas". 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 #175,355 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.