Which to use
“quitan” and “quitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,056
- “quitan” frequency rank
- #3,731
- “quitar” frequency rank
- 13787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitan | quitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. | Apartar algo de su poseedor. |
Where the eye mixes quitan and quitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quitan with quitar
A purely visual mix-up. quitan ([ˈkit̪ãn]) and quitar ([kiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “quitan” becomes r in “quitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitan is recorded at frequency rank #10,056, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪ãn]. quitar is at rank #3,731, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾ].
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 13787, this pair ranks #286,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quitan vs quitar
Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quitan": n. Private to "quitar": r.
"quitan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quitar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quitan" and "quitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quitan" or "quitar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitan" and "quitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitan". 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 #286,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.