Which to use
“quemada” is a participle and “quemas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,328
- “quemada” frequency rank
- #31,077
- “quemas” frequency rank
- 44405
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemada | quemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. | Forma del plural de quema. |
Where the eye mixes quemada and quemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quemada runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against quemas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quemada with quemas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quemada is [keˈmað̞a] while quemas is [ˈkemas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44405, 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]. 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 44405, this pair ranks #137,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quemada vs quemas
Shared letters: aemqu. Private to "quemada": d. Private to "quemas": s.
"quemada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quemada" and "quemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quemada" or "quemas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quemada" and "quemas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemada" 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 #137,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemada" 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 #137,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.