Which to use
“quemen” and “quiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,898
- “quemen” frequency rank
- #14,689
- “quiten” frequency rank
- 43587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quemen | quiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quemar o de quemarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quemen and quiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quemen and quiten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quemen vs quiten
A purely visual mix-up. quemen ([ˈkemẽn]) and quiten ([ˈkit̪ẽn]) 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 43587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quemen is recorded at frequency rank #28,898, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkemẽn]. quiten is at rank #14,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪ẽn].
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 43587, this pair ranks #141,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quemen vs quiten
Shared letters: enqu. Private to "quemen": m. Private to "quiten": it.
"quemen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "quemen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quemen" and "quiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quejen vs quemen". 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 #141,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.