quitanvsquitaranConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#10,056
“quitan” frequency rank
#38,332
“quitaran” frequency rank
48388
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quitan quitaran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse.

Where the eye mixes quitan and quitaran

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

6 ch
quitan
8 ch
quitaran

Look-alike desk: quitan vs quitaran

A purely visual mix-up. quitan ([ˈkit̪ãn]) and quitaran ([kiˈt̪aɾãn]) 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 48388, 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]. quitaran is at rank #38,332, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾãn].

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 48388, this pair ranks #114,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quitan vs quitaran

Shared letters: ainqtu. Private to "quitan": -. Private to "quitaran": r.

"quitan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "quitaran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quitan ← qiutan · qquitan · quiatn · quitann · quittan · qutian · uqitan
  • quitaran ← qiutaran · qquitaran · quiatran · quitaarn · quitarann · quitarna · quitarran · quitraan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "quitan" for "quitaran" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkit̪ãn] versus [kiˈt̪aɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "quitan" vs "quitaran" - which ranks higher?
"quitan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,056 in our Spanish list, against #38,332 for "quitaran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "quitaran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,762 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quitan" and "quitaran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitaran". 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 #114,762 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