Which to use
“quemada” and “quemadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,328
- “quemada” frequency rank
- #26,200
- “quemadas” frequency rank
- 39528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemada | quemadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. | Forma del femenino plural de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. |
Where the eye mixes quemada and quemadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quemada runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against quemadas's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quemada with quemadas
A purely visual mix-up. quemada ([keˈmað̞a]) and quemadas ([keˈmað̞as]) 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) - “quemada” sits inside “quemadas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemada is recorded at frequency rank #13,328, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞a]. quemadas is at rank #26,200, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞as].
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 39528, this pair ranks #163,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quemada vs quemadas
Shared letters: ademqu. Private to "quemada": -. Private to "quemadas": s.
"quemada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quemadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quemada" and "quemadas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quemada" vs "quemadas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quemadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemada" and "quemadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemadas vs quemamos". 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 #163,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.