Which to use
“quad” and “quiz” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,274
- “quad” frequency rank
- #9,385
- “quiz” frequency rank
- 20659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quad | quiz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Clipping of quadrat. | An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing. |
Where the eye mixes quad and quiz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. quad (/kwɑd/) and quiz (/kwɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quad is recorded at frequency rank #11,274, classified as anoun, pronounced /kwɑd/. 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 20659, this pair ranks #429,580 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quad vs quiz
Shared letters: qu. Private to "quad": ad. Private to "quiz": iz.
"quad" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quiz" · 4 letters · shape CVVC