# Quark vs quick

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Quark
*noun · IPA [kvaʁk] · frequency rank #15,462*
geronnenes, weiß ausgeflocktes Eiweiß (Kasein) der Kuhmilch

### quick
*adjective · IPA [kvɪk] · frequency rank #21,030*
lebhaft, keck

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/quark-vs-quick