Which to use
“qu” and “quiz” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,195
- “qu” frequency rank
- #9,385
- “quiz” frequency rank
- 29580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qu | quiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An administrative subdivision of China roughly equivalent to districts, distinguished from the more rural "counties" (xian). | An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing. |
Letter map: qu vs quiz
Shared letters muted; letters that set qu and quiz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
qu and quiz 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 “quiz”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qu is recorded at frequency rank #20,195, classified as anoun. quiz is at rank #9,385, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwɪz/.
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 29580, this pair ranks #361,788 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of qu vs quiz
Shared letters: qu. Private to "qu": -. Private to "quiz": iz.
"qu" · 2 letters · shape CV · "quiz" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quiz ← qiuz · qquiz · quizz · quzi · uqiz