Which to use
“quiebras” and “quieres” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,229
- “quiebras” frequency rank
- #411
- “quieres” frequency rank
- 49640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebras | quieres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quiebras and quieres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quiebras runs 8 letters (CVVVCCVC) against quieres's 7 (CVVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quiebras and quieres
A purely visual mix-up. quiebras ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾas]) and quieres ([ˈkjeɾes]) 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 49640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quiebras is recorded at frequency rank #49,229, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾas]. quieres is at rank #411, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾes].
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 49640, this pair ranks #107,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quiebras vs quieres
Shared letters: eiqrsu. Private to "quiebras": ab. Private to "quieres": -.
"quiebras" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "quieres" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quiebras" and "quieres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quiebras" or "quieres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quiebras" and "quieres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quieres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #107,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebras" and "quieres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebran vs quiebras". 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 #107,686 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.