# qi vs qu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### qi
*noun · IPA /t͡ʃiː/ · frequency rank #19,953*
Alternative form of chi.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-qu