quiebravsquitaráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: quiebra is a noun, quitará is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quiebra and quitará apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
quiebra
7 ch
quitará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": .

"quiebra" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV  ·  "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quiebraqiuebra · qquiebra · queibra · quibera · quiebar · quiebbra · quiebrra · quierba

Frequency comparison

quiebra#8,171
quitará#32,835

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quiebra" and "quitará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quiebra" is a noun and "quitará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "quiebra" or "quitará"?
"quiebra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,171 in our Spanish list, against #32,835 for "quitará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quiebra vs quitará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “quiebra”; for a verb, it's “quitará”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quiebra” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list