Which to use
“queman” is a verb and “quemas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,929
- “queman” frequency rank
- #31,077
- “quemas” frequency rank
- 46006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queman | quemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. | Forma del plural de quema. |
Where the eye mixes queman and quemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. queman and quemas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: queman vs quemas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: queman is [ˈkemãn] while quemas is [ˈkemas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “queman” becomes s in “quemas”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queman is recorded at frequency rank #14,929, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkemãn]. 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 46006, this pair ranks #128,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of queman vs quemas
Shared letters: aemqu. Private to "queman": n. Private to "quemas": s.
"queman" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "queman" and "quemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "queman" vs "quemas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "queman" 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 #128,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queman" 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 #128,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.