# querido vs Quero

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### querido
*adjective · IPA [keˈɾið̞o] · frequency rank #1,456*
Amado, que es objeto de amor o afecto.

### Quero
*name · IPA [ˈkeɾo] · frequency rank #43,211*
Apellido.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/querido-vs-quero