# Qian vs qua

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Qian
*name · frequency rank #45,608*
A surname.

### qua
*preposition · IPA /kwɑː/ · frequency rank #35,473*
as; in the capacity of; acting as

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qua