Which to use
“quiebran” and “quiebras” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,542
- “quiebran” frequency rank
- #49,229
- “quiebras” frequency rank
- 94771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebran | quiebras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. |
Where the eye mixes quiebran and quiebras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quiebran and quiebras follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between quiebran and quiebras
A purely visual mix-up. quiebran ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾãn]) and quiebras ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾas]) 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 a single letter - n in “quiebran” becomes s in “quiebras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quiebran is recorded at frequency rank #45,542, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾãn]. quiebras is at rank #49,229, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾas].
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 94771, this pair ranks #713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quiebran vs quiebras
Shared letters: abeiqru. Private to "quiebran": n. Private to "quiebras": s.
"quiebran" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "quiebras" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quiebran" and "quiebras" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quiebran" or "quiebras"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #713 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebran" and "quiebras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebran vs quitaran". 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 #713 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.