Which to use
“queme” and “quepa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,163
- “queme” frequency rank
- #27,367
- “quepa” frequency rank
- 49530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queme | quepa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de caber. |
Where the eye mixes queme and quepa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. queme and quepa follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between queme and quepa
A purely visual mix-up. queme ([ˈkeme]) and quepa ([ˈkepa]) 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 49530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queme is recorded at frequency rank #22,163, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkeme]. quepa is at rank #27,367, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkepa].
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 49530, this pair ranks #108,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of queme vs quepa
Shared letters: equ. Private to "queme": m. Private to "quepa": ap.
"queme" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quepa" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "queme" for "quepa" ever safe?
Which is more common, "queme" or "quepa"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "queme" and "quepa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queme" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quepa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queme" and "quepa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queme vs Quim". 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 #108,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.