quisovsquoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#2,364
“quiso” frequency rank
#10,560
“quo” frequency rank
12924
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quiso quo
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de querer. Dijo.

Letter map: quiso vs quo

Shared letters muted; letters that set quiso and quo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
quiso
3 ch
quo

Corpus notes: quiso and quo

quiso and quo are indexed as a confusable Spanish pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quiso is recorded at frequency rank #2,364, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkiso]. quo is at rank #10,560, tagged as averb.

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 12924, this pair ranks #289,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quiso vs quo

Shared letters: oqu. Private to "quiso": is. Private to "quo": -.

"quiso" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "quo" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quisoqiuso · qquiso · quios · quisso · qusio · uqiso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quiso" and "quo" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "quiso" vs "quo" - which ranks higher?
"quiso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,364 in our Spanish list, against #10,560 for "quo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "quiso" and "quo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quiso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #289,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quiso" and "quo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Qom vs quo". 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 #289,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list