Which to use
“quemarse” is a verb and “quemas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,636
- “quemarse” frequency rank
- #31,077
- “quemas” frequency rank
- 61713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemarse | quemas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Herirse o llagarse por efecto del fuego o del calor. | Forma del plural de quema. |
Where the eye mixes quemarse and quemas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quemarse runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against quemas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quemarse and quemas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quemarse is [keˈmaɾse] 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemarse is recorded at frequency rank #30,636, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈmaɾse]. 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 61713, this pair ranks #54,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quemarse vs quemas
Shared letters: aemqsu. Private to "quemarse": r. Private to "quemas": -.
"quemarse" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "quemas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quemarse" and "quemas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quemarse" or "quemas"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quemarse" 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 #54,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemarse" 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 #54,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.