quemamosvsquitamosWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“quemamos” and “quitamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,153
“quemamos” frequency rank
#23,565
“quitamos” frequency rank
69718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quemamos quitamos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse.

Where the eye mixes quemamos and quitamos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quemamos and quitamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
quemamos
8 ch
quitamos

Visual trap between quemamos and quitamos

A purely visual mix-up. quemamos ([keˈmamos]) and quitamos ([kiˈt̪amos]) 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 69718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quemamos is recorded at frequency rank #46,153, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈmamos]. quitamos is at rank #23,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪amos].

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 69718, this pair ranks #31,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of quemamos vs quitamos

Shared letters: amoqsu. Private to "quemamos": e. Private to "quitamos": it.

"quemamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC  ·  "quitamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quemamos ← qeumamos · qquemamos · queammos · quemammos · quemamoss · quemamso · quemaoms · quemmamos
  • quitamos ← qiutamos · qquitamos · quiatmos · quitammos · quitamoss · quitamso · quitaoms · quitmaos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quemamos" and "quitamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([keˈmamos] versus [kiˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quemamos" vs "quitamos" - which ranks higher?
"quitamos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,565 in our Spanish list, against #46,153 for "quemamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "quemamos" and "quitamos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quemamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quitamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #31,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quemamos" and "quitamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos 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 #31,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list