Which to use
“quemadas” is a participle and “quemas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,200
- “quemadas” frequency rank
- #31,077
- “quemas” frequency rank
- 57277
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemadas | quemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de quemado, participio de quemar o de quemarse. | Forma del plural de quema. |
Where the eye mixes quemadas and quemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quemadas runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) 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 quemadas with quemas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quemadas is [keˈmað̞as] while quemas is [ˈkemas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 57277, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemadas is recorded at frequency rank #26,200, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [keˈmað̞as]. 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 57277, this pair ranks #71,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quemadas vs quemas
Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "quemadas": d. Private to "quemas": -.
"quemadas" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quemadas" for "quemas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quemadas" or "quemas"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemadas" 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 #71,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemadas" 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 #71,134 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.