quebravsqueiraConfusable pair

Quick tell: quebra is a adjective, queira is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“quebra” is an adjective and “queira” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,904
“quebra” frequency rank
#2,393
“queira” frequency rank
5297
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quebra queira
Definition ruim terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo querer

Letter map: quebra vs queira

Shared letters muted; letters that set quebra and queira apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.

6 ch
quebra
6 ch
queira

Grammar separator: quebra vs queira

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quebra is anadjective and queiraaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - b in “quebra” becomes i in “queira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quebra is recorded at frequency rank #2,904, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈkɛ.bɾɐ/. queira is at rank #2,393, tagged as averb.

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 5297, this pair ranks #69,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quebra vs queira

Shared letters: aeqru. Private to "quebra": b. Private to "queira": i.

"quebra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "queira" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quebraqeubra · qquebra · qubera · quebar · quebbra · querba · uqebra
  • queiraqeuira · qqueira · queiar · queirra · queria · quiera · uqeira

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quebra" and "queira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quebra" is an adjective and "queira" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "quebra" vs "queira" - which ranks higher?
"queira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,393 in our Portuguese list, against #2,904 for "quebra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "quebra" and "queira".

  • Full dictionary entry for "quebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "queira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quebra" and "queira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queira vs quina". 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 #69,351 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list