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Which to use

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

#9,351
“quitado” frequency rank
#23,565
“quitamos” frequency rank
32916
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quitado quitamos
Definition Participio de quitar o de quitarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quitado and quitamos apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
quitado
8 ch
quitamos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. quitado ([kiˈt̪að̞o]) and quitamos ([kiˈt̪amos]) 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 32916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quitado is recorded at frequency rank #9,351, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪að̞o]. quitamos is at rank #23,565, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪amos].

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 32916, this pair ranks #199,523 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quitado vs quitamos

Shared letters: aioqtu. Private to "quitado": d. Private to "quitamos": ms.

"quitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quitamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quitadoqiutado · qquitado · quiatdo · quitaddo · quitaod · quitdao · quittado · qutiado
  • quitamosqiutamos · qquitamos · quiatmos · quitammos · quitamoss · quitamso · quitaoms · quitmaos

Frequency comparison

quitado#9,351
quitamos#23,565

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quitado" and "quitamos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kiˈt̪að̞o] versus [kiˈt̪amos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quitado" or "quitamos"?
"quitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,351 in our Spanish list, against #23,565 for "quitamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quitado vs quitamos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quitado” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list