Which to use
“qu” and “quad” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,195
- “qu” frequency rank
- #11,274
- “quad” frequency rank
- 31469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qu | quad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian). | Clipping of quadrat. |
Letter map: qu vs quad
Shared letters muted; letters that set qu and quad apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
qu and quad are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “qu” sits inside “quad”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qu is recorded at frequency rank #20,195, classified as anoun. quad is at rank #11,274, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwɑd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31469, this pair ranks #345,828 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of qu vs quad
Shared letters: qu. Private to "qu": -. Private to "quad": ad.
"qu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "quad" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quad ← qaud · qquad · quadd · quda · uqad