Which to use
“quemaban” and “quemaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,541
- “quemaban” frequency rank
- #14,434
- “quemaron” frequency rank
- 59975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemaban | quemaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quemar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quemaban and quemaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quemaban and quemaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quemaban with quemaron
A purely visual mix-up. quemaban ([keˈmaβ̞ãn]) and quemaron ([keˈmaɾõn]) 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 59975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemaban is recorded at frequency rank #45,541, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈmaβ̞ãn]. quemaron is at rank #14,434, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈmaɾõn].
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 59975, this pair ranks #60,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quemaban vs quemaron
Shared letters: aemnqu. Private to "quemaban": b. Private to "quemaron": or.
"quemaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quemaban" and "quemaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quemaban" or "quemaron"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemaban" and "quemaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemaban vs quitaban". 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 #60,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.