quitamosvsquitasWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
quitamos
6 ch
quitas

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

  • quitamos ← qiutamos · qquitamos · quiatmos · quitammos · quitamoss · quitamso · quitaoms · quitmaos
  • quitas ← qiutas · qquitas · quiats · quitass · quitsa · quittas · qutias · uqitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quitamos" for "quitas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kiˈt̪amos] versus [ˈkit̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quitamos" vs "quitas" - which ranks higher?
"quitas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,689 in our Spanish list, against #23,565 for "quitamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list