Which to use
“quemada” is a participle and “querida” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,328
- “quemada” frequency rank
- #4,107
- “querida” frequency rank
- 17435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemada | querida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. | Forma del femenino singular de querido. |
Where the eye mixes quemada and querida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quemada with querida
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quemada is [keˈmað̞a] while querida is [keˈɾið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17435, 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]. querida is at rank #4,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced [keˈɾið̞a].
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 17435, this pair ranks #272,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quemada vs querida
Shared letters: adequ. Private to "quemada": m. Private to "querida": ir.
"quemada" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "querida" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quemada" and "querida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quemada" or "querida" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quemada" and "querida" 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 "querida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #272,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemada" and "querida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemaban vs quemada". 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 #272,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.