querrévsquiebreConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,914
“querré” frequency rank
#21,810
“quiebre” frequency rank
60724
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature querré quiebre
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de querer. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse.

Where the eye mixes querré and quiebre

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. querré runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quiebre's 7 (CVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
querré
7 ch
quiebre

Look-alike desk: querré vs quiebre

A purely visual mix-up. querré ([keˈre]) and quiebre ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

querré is recorded at frequency rank #38,914, classified as averb, pronounced [keˈre]. quiebre is at rank #21,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe].

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 60724, this pair ranks #57,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of querré vs quiebre

Shared letters: eqru. Private to "querré": é. Private to "quiebre": bi.

"querré" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "quiebre" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quiebre ← qiuebre · qquiebre · queibre · quibere · quiebbre · quieber · quiebrre · quierbe

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "querré" for "quiebre" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([keˈre] versus [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "querré" or "quiebre"?
"quiebre" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,810 in our Spanish list, against #38,914 for "querré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "querré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quiebre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #57,944 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "querré" and "quiebre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quero vs querré". 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 #57,944 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