Which to use
“queréis” and “querías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,055
- “queréis” frequency rank
- #8,045
- “querías” frequency rank
- 15100
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | queréis | querías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de querer. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes queréis and querías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. queréis and querías follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between queréis and querías
A purely visual mix-up. queréis ([keˈɾejs]) and querías ([keˈɾias]) 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 15100, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
queréis is recorded at frequency rank #7,055, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈɾejs]. querías is at rank #8,045, tagged as averb, pronounced [keˈɾias].
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 15100, this pair ranks #281,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of queréis vs querías
Shared letters: eqrsu. Private to "queréis": ié. Private to "querías": aí.
"queréis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "querías" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "queréis" and "querías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "queréis" or "querías" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "queréis" and "querías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "queréis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "querías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "queréis" and "querías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs queréis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.