Which to use
“quarry” and “quart” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,047
- “quarry” frequency rank
- #28,679
- “quart” frequency rank
- 41726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarry | quart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes quarry and quart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quarry runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against quart's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quarry and quart
A purely visual mix-up. quarry (/ˈkwɒɹ.i/) and quart (/kwɔːt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quarry is recorded at frequency rank #13,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwɒɹ.i/. quart is at rank #28,679, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwɔːt/.
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 41726, this pair ranks #255,658 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quarry vs quart
Shared letters: aqru. Private to "quarry": y. Private to "quart": t.
"quarry" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quarry" for "quart" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quarry" vs "quart" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quarry" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,658 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarry" and "quart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quant vs quart". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #255,658 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.