Which to use
“quiebra” and “quimera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,171
- “quiebra” frequency rank
- #28,532
- “quimera” frequency rank
- 36703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebra | quimera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bancarrota. | Animal fantástico con cabeza de león, cuerpo de cabra y cola de dragón, y que según la fábula vomitaba llamas. |
Where the eye mixes quiebra and quimera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quiebra (CVVVCCV) and quimera (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between quiebra and quimera
A purely visual mix-up. quiebra ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾa]) and quimera ([kiˈmeɾa]) 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 36703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quiebra is recorded at frequency rank #8,171, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾa]. quimera is at rank #28,532, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kiˈmeɾa].
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 36703, this pair ranks #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quiebra vs quimera
Shared letters: aeiqru. Private to "quiebra": b. Private to "quimera": m.
"quiebra" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "quimera" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quiebra" and "quimera" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quiebra" vs "quimera" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quiebra" and "quimera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quimera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebra" and "quimera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quimera vs quitará". 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 #179,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.