Which to use
“quiere” and “quieren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #228
- “quiere” frequency rank
- #459
- “quieren” frequency rank
- 687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quiere | quieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de querer. |
Where the eye mixes quiere and quieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quiere vs quieren
A purely visual mix-up. quiere ([ˈkjeɾe]) and quieren ([ˈkjeɾẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “quiere” sits inside “quieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quiere is recorded at frequency rank #228, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾe]. quieren is at rank #459, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkjeɾẽn].
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 687, this pair ranks #323,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quiere vs quieren
Shared letters: eiqru. Private to "quiere": -. Private to "quieren": n.
"quiere" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV · "quieren" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quiere" and "quieren" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quiere" or "quieren" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #323,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quiere" and "quieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quiebran vs quieren". 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 #323,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.