Which to use
“quitado” and “quitando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,351
- “quitado” frequency rank
- #14,217
- “quitando” frequency rank
- 23568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitado | quitando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de quitar o de quitarse. | Gerundio de quitar. |
Where the eye mixes quitado and quitando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quitado vs quitando
A purely visual mix-up. quitado ([kiˈt̪að̞o]) and quitando ([kiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]) 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 23568, 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]. quitando is at rank #14,217, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 23568, this pair ranks #245,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quitado vs quitando
Shared letters: adioqtu. Private to "quitado": -. Private to "quitando": n.
"quitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "quitando" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitado" for "quitando" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitado" vs "quitando" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #245,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitado" and "quitando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quijano vs quitando". 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 #245,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.