queréisvsquieresTell them apart

Which to use

“queréis” and “quieres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,055
“queréis” frequency rank
#411
“quieres” frequency rank
7466
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature queréis quieres
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de querer. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de querer.

Where the eye mixes queréis and quieres

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. queréis (CVVCVVC) and quieres (CVVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
queréis
7 ch
quieres

Visual trap between queréis and quieres

A purely visual mix-up. queréis ([keˈɾejs]) and quieres ([ˈkjeɾes]) 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 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7466, 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]. quieres is at rank #411, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾes].

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 7466, this pair ranks #307,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of queréis vs quieres

Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "queréis": é. Private to "quieres": -.

"queréis" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC  ·  "quieres" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quieres ← qiueres · qquieres · queires · quieers · quieress · quierres · quierse · quirees

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "queréis" and "quieres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([keˈɾejs] versus [ˈkjeɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "queréis" or "quieres" show up more?
"quieres" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #411 in our Spanish list, against #7,055 for "queréis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "queréis" and "quieres" 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 "quieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "queréis" and "quieres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quedáis vs queréis". 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 #307,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list