Which to use
“quieran” and “quiere” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,471
- “quieran” frequency rank
- #228
- “quiere” frequency rank
- 2699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quieran | quiere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de querer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quieran and quiere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quieran with quiere
A purely visual mix-up. quieran ([ˈkjeɾãn]) 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 2699, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quieran is recorded at frequency rank #2,471, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾãn]. 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 2699, this pair ranks #319,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quieran vs quiere
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "quieran": an. Private to "quiere": -.
"quieran" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "quiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quieran" for "quiere" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quieran" or "quiere"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quieran" 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 #319,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quieran" and "quiere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebras vs quieran". 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 #319,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.