Which to use
“quitar” and “quitaran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,731
- “quitar” frequency rank
- #38,332
- “quitaran” frequency rank
- 42063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitar | quitaran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apartar algo de su poseedor. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitar and quitaran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitar 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.
Why the eye confuses quitar with quitaran
A purely visual mix-up. quitar ([kiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “quitar” sits inside “quitaran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitar is recorded at frequency rank #3,731, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾ]. 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 42063, this pair ranks #150,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitar vs quitaran
Shared letters: aiqrtu. Private to "quitar": -. Private to "quitaran": n.
"quitar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quitaran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitar" for "quitaran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitar" vs "quitaran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitar" 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 #150,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitar" 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 #150,296 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.