Which to use
“quält” is a verb and “Quarz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,340
- “quält” frequency rank
- #29,295
- “Quarz” frequency rank
- 57635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quält | Quarz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs quälen | Mineral, das in reinem Zustand farblos und durchscheinend ist und aus Siliziumdioxid besteht |
Where the eye mixes quält and Quarz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. quält and Quarz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quält vs Quarz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quält is [kvɛːlt] while Quarz is [kvaʁt͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quält is recorded at frequency rank #28,340, classified as averb, pronounced [kvɛːlt]. Quarz is at rank #29,295, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kvaʁt͡s].
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 57635, this pair ranks #893,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quält vs Quarz
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quält": ltä. Private to "Quarz": arz.
"quält" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Quarz" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Quarz ← qaurz · qquarz · quarrz · quarzz · quazr · quraz · uqarz
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quält" and "Quarz" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quält" vs "Quarz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quält" and "Quarz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quält" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Quarz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #893,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quält" and "Quarz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quält vs Quint". 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 #893,767 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.