Which to use
“quad” is a noun and “qui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,275
- “quad” frequency rank
- #18,668
- “qui” frequency rank
- 43943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quad | qui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | allseitig von Gebäuden umgrenzter und quadratischer oder rechteckiger Platz | der, die, das; wer, was |
Where the eye mixes quad and qui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quad is [kwɒd] while qui is [ki]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43943, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quad is recorded at frequency rank #25,275, classified as anoun, pronounced [kwɒd]. qui is at rank #18,668, tagged as apron, pronounced [ki].
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 43943, this pair ranks #1,402,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quad vs qui
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quad": ad. Private to "qui": i.
"quad" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "qui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quad ← qaud · qquad · quadd · quda · uqad