Which to use
“quemado” and “querido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,303
- “quemado” frequency rank
- #1,456
- “querido” frequency rank
- 9759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemado | querido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de una persona: que tiene las facultades mentales disminuidas debido al consumo de sustancias que alteran el estado de conciencia. | Amado, que es objeto de amor o afecto. |
Where the eye mixes quemado and querido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quemado and querido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quemado with querido
A purely visual mix-up. quemado ([keˈmað̞o]) and querido ([keˈɾið̞o]) 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 9759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemado is recorded at frequency rank #8,303, classified as anadj, pronounced [keˈmað̞o]. querido is at rank #1,456, tagged as anadj, pronounced [keˈɾið̞o].
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 9759, this pair ranks #300,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quemado vs querido
Shared letters: deoqu. Private to "quemado": am. Private to "querido": ir.
"quemado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "querido" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quemado" and "querido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quemado" or "querido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quemado" and "querido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "querido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #300,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemado" and "querido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemado 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 #300,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.