Which to use
“quemaron” and “quitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,434
- “quemaron” frequency rank
- #11,119
- “quitaron” frequency rank
- 25553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemaron | quitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quemar o de quemarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quemaron and quitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quemaron and quitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quemaron vs quitaron
A purely visual mix-up. quemaron ([keˈmaɾõn]) and quitaron ([kiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 25553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemaron is recorded at frequency rank #14,434, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈmaɾõn]. quitaron is at rank #11,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾõn].
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 25553, this pair ranks #235,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quemaron vs quitaron
Shared letters: anoqru. Private to "quemaron": em. Private to "quitaron": it.
"quemaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quemaron" and "quitaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quemaron" or "quitaron" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quemaron" and "quitaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemaron" and "quitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quebraron vs quemaron". 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 #235,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.