Which to use
“quitar” and “quitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,731
- “quitar” frequency rank
- #11,119
- “quitaron” frequency rank
- 14850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitar | quitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apartar algo de su poseedor. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quitar and quitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. quitar runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quitaron's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quitar and quitaron
A purely visual mix-up. quitar ([kiˈt̪aɾ]) and quitaron ([kiˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 “quitaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14850, 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]. quitaron is at rank #11,119, tagged as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾõn].
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 14850, this pair ranks #282,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quitar vs quitaron
Shared letters: aiqrtu. Private to "quitar": -. Private to "quitaron": no.
"quitar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quitaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quitar" for "quitaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quitar" vs "quitaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitar" and "quitaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitaron". 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 #282,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.