Which to use
“quitamos” and “quitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,565
- “quitamos” frequency rank
- #11,119
- “quitaron” frequency rank
- 34684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitamos | quitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo 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 quitamos and quitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitamos and quitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quitamos with quitaron
A purely visual mix-up. quitamos ([kiˈt̪amos]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitamos is recorded at frequency rank #23,565, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪amos]. 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 34684, this pair ranks #190,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitamos vs quitaron
Shared letters: aioqtu. Private to "quitamos": ms. Private to "quitaron": nr.
"quitamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitamos" for "quitaron" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quitamos" and "quitaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitamos" 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 #190,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitamos" and "quitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quemamos vs quitamos". 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 #190,143 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.