Which to use
“quitaran” and “quitaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,332
- “quitaran” frequency rank
- #11,119
- “quitaron” frequency rank
- 49451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitaran | quitaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de quitar o de quitarse. | 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 quitaran and quitaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quitaran and quitaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quitaran with quitaron
A purely visual mix-up. quitaran ([kiˈt̪aɾãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “quitaran” becomes o in “quitaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitaran is recorded at frequency rank #38,332, classified as averb, pronounced [kiˈt̪aɾãn]. 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 49451, this pair ranks #108,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quitaran vs quitaron
Shared letters: ainqrtu. Private to "quitaran": -. Private to "quitaron": o.
"quitaran" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quitaron" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quitaran" and "quitaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quitaran" or "quitaron" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitaran" 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 #108,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitaran" and "quitaron" 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 #108,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.