Which to use
“quiebra” is a noun and “quitará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,171
- “quiebra” frequency rank
- #32,835
- “quitará” frequency rank
- 41006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebra | quitará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Bancarrota. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quiebra and quitará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quiebra (CVVVCCV) and quitará (CVVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between quiebra and quitará
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quiebra is [ˈkjeβ̞ɾa] while quitará is [kit̪aˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41006, 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]. quitará is at rank #32,835, tagged as averb, pronounced [kit̪aˈɾa].
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 41006, this pair ranks #156,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quiebra vs quitará
Shared letters: aiqru. Private to "quiebra": be. Private to "quitará": tá.
"quiebra" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quiebra ← qiuebra · qquiebra · queibra · quibera · quiebar · quiebbra · quiebrra · quierba
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quiebra" and "quitará" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "quiebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #156,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebra" and "quitará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban 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 #156,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.