Which to use
“quietos” is an adjective and “quitas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,806
- “quietos” frequency rank
- #16,689
- “quitas” frequency rank
- 46495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quietos | quitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del masculino plural de quieto. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quietos and quitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quietos runs 7 letters (CVVVCVC) against quitas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quietos with quitas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quietos is [ˈkjet̪os] while quitas is [ˈkit̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quietos is recorded at frequency rank #29,806, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkjet̪os]. quitas is at rank #16,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪as].
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 46495, this pair ranks #125,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quietos vs quitas
Shared letters: iqstu. Private to "quietos": eo. Private to "quitas": a.
"quietos" · 7 letters · shape CVVVCVC · "quitas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quietos" for "quitas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quietos" or "quitas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quietos" and "quitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quietos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quietos" and "quitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quietos vs quistes". 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 #125,387 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.