Which to use
“quo” is a pronoun and “Quote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,345
- “quo” frequency rank
- #6,101
- “Quote” frequency rank
- 16446
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quo | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | was / welche(r) unbestimmte/noch unbekannte Sache/Sachverhalt — gefragt wird nicht nach einer konkreten Person oder Sache, dafür: qua Bedeutung [2]) | Anteil einer Sache an einem Ganzen |
Where the eye mixes quo and Quote
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quo runs 3 letters (CVV) against Quote's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quo and Quote
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quo is [ku̯o] while Quote is [ˈkvoːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quo” sits inside “Quote”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16446, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quo is recorded at frequency rank #10,345, classified as apron, pronounced [ku̯o]. Quote is at rank #6,101, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkvoːtə].
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 16446, this pair ranks #1,935,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quo vs Quote
Shared letters: oqu. Private to "quo": -. Private to "Quote": et.
"quo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Quote" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Quote ← qoute · qquote · quoet · quotte · qutoe · uqote
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quo" and "Quote" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quo" or "Quote"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Quote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,935,794 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quo" and "Quote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "queue vs Quote". 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 #1,935,794 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.