# quail vs quart

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quail
*verb · IPA /kweɪl/ · frequency rank #24,560*
To waste away; to fade, to wither.

### quart
*noun · IPA /kwɔːt/ · frequency rank #28,679*
A unit of liquid capacity equal to two pints; one-fourth (quarter) of a gallon. Equivalent to 1.136 liters in the UK and 0.946 liter (liquid quart) or 1.101 liters (dry quart) in the U.S.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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