quieravsquitaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“quiera” and “quitará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,122
“quiera” frequency rank
#32,835
“quitará” frequency rank
33957
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quiera quitará
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de querer. 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 quiera and quitará apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
quiera
7 ch
quitará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. quiera ([ˈkjeɾa]) and quitará ([kit̪aˈɾa]) 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 33957, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quiera is recorded at frequency rank #1,122, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾa]. 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 33957, this pair ranks #193,984 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quiera vs quitará

Shared letters: aiqru. Private to "quiera": e. Private to "quitará": .

"quiera" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV  ·  "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quieraqiuera · qquiera · queira · quiear · quierra · quirea · uqiera

Frequency comparison

quiera#1,122
quitará#32,835

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quiera" and "quitará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkjeɾa] versus [kit̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quiera" or "quitará"?
"quiera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,122 in our Spanish list, against #32,835 for "quitará". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering quiera vs quitará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quiera” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list