# Q1 vs qin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Q1
*noun · frequency rank #22,188*
The first quarter of a calendar year (January, February and March).

### qin
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃin/ · frequency rank #27,257*
Any of several traditional Chinese musical instruments, most commonly the seven-stringed instrument more specifically called the guqin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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