Which to use
“quick” is an adjective and “Quiz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,030
- “quick” frequency rank
- #13,917
- “Quiz” frequency rank
- 34947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quick | Quiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lebhaft, keck | Frage-und-Antwort-Spiel, bei dem die Antworten meist innerhalb einer vorgeschriebenen Zeit gegeben werden müssen |
Where the eye mixes quick and Quiz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quick runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against Quiz's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quick with Quiz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quick is [kvɪk] while Quiz is [kvɪs]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quick is recorded at frequency rank #21,030, classified as anadj, pronounced [kvɪk]. Quiz is at rank #13,917, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kvɪs].
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 34947, this pair ranks #1,651,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quick vs Quiz
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quick": ck. Private to "Quiz": z.
"quick" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Quiz" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quick" for "Quiz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quick" vs "Quiz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Quiz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quick" and "Quiz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quick 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 #1,651,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.