Which to use
“quiebre” and “quiera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,810
- “quiebre” frequency rank
- #1,122
- “quiera” frequency rank
- 22932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebre | quiera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quiebre and quiera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quiebre runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against quiera's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quiebre vs quiera
A purely visual mix-up. quiebre ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]) and quiera ([ˈkjeɾa]) 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 22932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quiebre is recorded at frequency rank #21,810, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]. quiera is at rank #1,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾa].
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 22932, this pair ranks #248,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quiebre vs quiera
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "quiebre": b. Private to "quiera": a.
"quiebre" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "quiera" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quiebre" for "quiera" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quiebre" vs "quiera" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quiebre" and "quiera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebre" and "quiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebras vs quiebre". 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 #248,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.