Which to use
“quitaban” and “quitará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,230
- “quitaban” frequency rank
- #32,835
- “quitará” frequency rank
- 82065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitaban | quitará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 quitaban and quitará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quitaban runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quitará's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quitaban with quitará
A purely visual mix-up. quitaban ([kiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitaban is recorded at frequency rank #49,230, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. 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 82065, this pair ranks #9,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quitaban vs quitará
Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quitaban": bn. Private to "quitará": rá.
"quitaban" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quitaban ← qiutaban · qquitaban · quiatban · quitaabn · quitabann · quitabban · quitabna · quitavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitaban" for "quitará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitaban" vs "quitará" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaban" 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 #9,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitaban" and "quitará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemaban 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 #9,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.