# quail vs quit

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### quit
*adjective · IPA /kwɪt/ · frequency rank #2,805*
Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quail-vs-quit