Which to use
“quitaba” and “quitado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,807
- “quitaba” frequency rank
- #9,351
- “quitado” frequency rank
- 39158
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitaba | quitado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. | Participio de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitaba and quitado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quitaba with quitado
A purely visual mix-up. quitaba ([kiˈt̪aβ̞a]) and quitado ([kiˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39158, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitaba is recorded at frequency rank #29,807, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aβ̞a]. quitado is at rank #9,351, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪að̞o].
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 39158, this pair ranks #166,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitaba vs quitado
Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quitaba": b. Private to "quitado": do.
"quitaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quitaba" and "quitado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitaba" and "quitado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaba vs quitaban". 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 #166,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.