# qin vs quint

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### quint
*noun · IPA /kwɪnt/ · frequency rank #45,025*
An interval of one fifth.

## Source
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