# quad vs quay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quad
*noun · IPA /kwɑd/ · frequency rank #11,274*
Clipping of quadrat.

### quay
*noun · IPA /kiː/ · frequency rank #20,746*
A stone or concrete structure on navigable water used for loading and unloading vessels; a wharf.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quad-vs-quay