# qu vs quid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### quid
*noun · IPA /kwɪd/ · frequency rank #19,182*
The inherent nature of something.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qu-vs-quid