Which to use
“quitaba” and “quitará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,807
- “quitaba” frequency rank
- #32,835
- “quitará” frequency rank
- 62642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitaba | quitará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitaba and quitará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quitaba with quitará
A purely visual mix-up. quitaba ([kiˈt̪aβ̞a]) and quitará ([kit̪aˈɾa]) 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 62642, 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]. quitará is at rank #32,835, tagged as averb, pronounced [kit̪aˈɾa].
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 62642, this pair ranks #51,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quitaba vs quitará
Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quitaba": b. Private to "quitará": rá.
"quitaba" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quitaba ← qiutaba · qquitaba · quiatba · quitaab · quitabba · quitava · quitbaa · quittaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitaba" for "quitará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitaba" vs "quitará" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitaba" and "quitará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitará". 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 #51,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.