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

#9,351
“quitado” frequency rank
#11,119
“quitaron” frequency rank
20470
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quitado quitaron
Definition Participio de quitar o de quitarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse.

Where the eye mixes quitado and quitaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitado runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against quitaron's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
quitado
8 ch
quitaron

Look-alike desk: quitado vs quitaron

A purely visual mix-up. quitado ([kiˈt̪að̞o]) and quitaron ([kiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 20470, 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]. quitaron is at rank #11,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾõn].

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 20470, this pair ranks #259,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quitado vs quitaron

Shared letters: aioqtu. Private to "quitado": d. Private to "quitaron": nr.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quitado ← qiutado · qquitado · quiatdo · quitaddo · quitaod · quitdao · quittado · qutiado
  • quitaron ← qiutaron · qquitaron · quiatron · quitaorn · quitarno · quitaronn · quitarron · quitraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quitado" and "quitaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kiˈt̪að̞o] versus [kiˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quitado" vs "quitaron" - which ranks higher?
"quitado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,351 in our Spanish list, against #11,119 for "quitaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quitado" and "quitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitaron". 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 #259,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list