# Q1 vs qu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### qu
*noun · frequency rank #20,195*
An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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