Which to use
“querían” and “querías” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,207
- “querían” frequency rank
- #8,045
- “querías” frequency rank
- 11252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | querían | querías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes querían and querías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. querían ([keˈɾiãn]) 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 differ by a single letter - n in “querían” becomes s in “querías”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
querían is recorded at frequency rank #3,207, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈɾiãn]. 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 11252, this pair ranks #295,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of querían vs querías
Shared letters: aeqruí. Private to "querían": n. Private to "querías": s.
"querían" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC · "querías" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVVC