Which to use
“quitamos” and “quitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,565
- “quitamos” frequency rank
- #16,689
- “quitas” frequency rank
- 40254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitamos | quitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitamos and quitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitamos runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quitas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quitamos with quitas
A purely visual mix-up. quitamos ([kiˈt̪amos]) and quitas ([ˈkit̪as]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40254, 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]. quitas is at rank #16,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪as].
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 40254, this pair ranks #160,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitamos vs quitas
Shared letters: aiqstu. Private to "quitamos": mo. Private to "quitas": -.
"quitamos" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitamos" for "quitas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitamos" vs "quitas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitamos" and "quitas" 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 #160,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.