Which to use
“quitar” and “quitaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,731
- “quitar” frequency rank
- #33,803
- “quitaría” frequency rank
- 37534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitar | quitaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apartar algo de su poseedor. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitar and quitaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitar runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quitaría's 8 (CVVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quitar vs quitaría
A purely visual mix-up. quitar ([kiˈt̪aɾ]) and quitaría ([kit̪aˈɾia]) 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 “quitaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37534, 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]. quitaría is at rank #33,803, tagged as averb, pronounced [kit̪aˈɾia].
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 37534, this pair ranks #174,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitar vs quitaría
Shared letters: aiqrtu. Private to "quitar": -. Private to "quitaría": í.
"quitar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quitaría" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quitar ← qiutar · qquitar · quiatr · quitarr · quitra · quittar · qutiar · uqitar
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quitar" and "quitaría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quitar" or "quitaría"?
After this comparison
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 "quitaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #174,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitar" and "quitaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaran vs quitaría". 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 #174,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.