Which to use
“qu” is a noun and “quit” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,195
- “qu” frequency rank
- #2,805
- “quit” frequency rank
- 23000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qu | quit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian). | Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid. |
Letter map: qu vs quit
Shared letters muted; letters that set qu and quit apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: qu is anoun and quitanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “qu” sits inside “quit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qu is recorded at frequency rank #20,195, classified as anoun. quit is at rank #2,805, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kwɪt/.
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 23000, this pair ranks #412,458 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of qu vs quit
Shared letters: qu. Private to "qu": -. Private to "quit": it.
"qu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "quit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quit ← qiut · qquit · quitt · quti · uqit