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.
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
- quiso ← qiuso · qquiso · quios · quisso · qusio · uqiso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quiso" and "quo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quiso" vs "quo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- 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.