# quart vs quarter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### quarter
*noun · IPA /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/ · frequency rank #1,963*
A fourth part of something.

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