Which to use
“qui” is a pronoun and “Quint” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,668
- “qui” frequency rank
- #49,989
- “Quint” frequency rank
- 68657
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qui | Quint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der, die, das; wer, was | deutscher Nachname, Familienname |
Where the eye mixes qui and Quint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. qui runs 3 letters (CVV) against Quint's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: qui vs Quint
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: qui is [ki] while Quint is [kvɪnt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “qui” sits inside “Quint”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qui is recorded at frequency rank #18,668, classified as apron, pronounced [ki]. Quint is at rank #49,989, tagged as aname, pronounced [kvɪnt].
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 68657, this pair ranks #501,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of qui vs Quint
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "qui": -. Private to "Quint": nt.
"qui" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Quint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Quint ← qiunt · qquint · quinnt · quintt · quitn · qunit · uqint
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "qui" and "Quint" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "qui" vs "Quint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "qui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Quint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #501,009 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "qui" and "Quint" 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 #501,009 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.