quitadovsquitaráWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,351
“quitado” frequency rank
#32,835
“quitará” frequency rank
42186
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quitado quitará
Definition Participio 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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quitado and quitará apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
quitado
7 ch
quitará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. quitado ([kiˈt̪að̞o]) 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 42186, 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]. 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 42186, this pair ranks #149,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quitado vs quitará

Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quitado": do. Private to "quitará": .

"quitado" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV  ·  "quitará" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quitadoqiutado · qquitado · quiatdo · quitaddo · quitaod · quitdao · quittado · qutiado

Frequency comparison

quitado#9,351
quitará#32,835

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quitado" and "quitará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kiˈt̪að̞o] versus [kit̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quitado" or "quitará"?
"quitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,351 in our Spanish list, against #32,835 for "quitará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quitado vs quitará

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