quebrarvsqueiraConfusable pair

Which to use

“quebrar” and “queira” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,797
“quebrar” frequency rank
#2,393
“queira” frequency rank
5190
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quebrar queira
Definition partir, romper terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo querer

Letter map: quebrar vs queira

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

7 ch
quebrar
6 ch
queira

Pair insight - quebrar / queira

quebrar and queira are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5190, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quebrar is recorded at frequency rank #2,797, classified as averb, pronounced /kɨ.ˈbɾaɾ/. 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 5190, this pair ranks #69,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quebrar vs queira

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

"quebrar" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC  ·  "queira" · 6 letters · shape CVVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quebrarqeubrar · qquebrar · quberar · quebarr · quebbrar · quebrarr · quebrra · quebrrar
  • queiraqeuira · qqueira · queiar · queirra · queria · quiera · uqeira

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quebrar" and "queira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "quebrar" 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 #2,797 for "quebrar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "quebrar" and "queira". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "quebrar" 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 #69,491 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quebrar" 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 #69,491 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