Which to use
“quiebre” and “quiere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,810
- “quiebre” frequency rank
- #228
- “quiere” frequency rank
- 22038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiebre | quiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quebrar o de quebrarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quiebre and quiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quiebre runs 7 letters (CVVVCCV) against quiere's 6 (CVVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quiebre with quiere
A purely visual mix-up. quiebre ([ˈkjeβ̞ɾe]) and quiere ([ˈkjeɾe]) 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 22038, 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]. quiere is at rank #228, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾe].
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 22038, this pair ranks #252,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quiebre vs quiere
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "quiebre": b. Private to "quiere": -.
"quiebre" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCCV · "quiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quiebre" and "quiere" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quiebre" or "quiere"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiebre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quiere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiebre" and "quiere" 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 #252,226 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.