Which to use
“quarter” and “quarters” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,963
- “quarter” frequency rank
- #4,881
- “quarters” frequency rank
- 6844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarter | quarters |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A fourth part of something. | plural of quarter. |
Where the eye mixes quarter and quarters
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quarter runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quarters's 8 (CVVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quarter and quarters
A purely visual mix-up. quarter (/ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/) and quarters (/ˈkwɔɹtɚz/) 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 extra letter(s) - “quarter” sits inside “quarters”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quarter is recorded at frequency rank #1,963, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈk(w)ɔː.tə/. quarters is at rank #4,881, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwɔɹtɚz/.
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 6844, this pair ranks #509,728 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quarter vs quarters
Shared letters: aeqrtu. Private to "quarter": -. Private to "quarters": s.
"quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quarters" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quarter" and "quarters" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quarter" vs "quarters" - 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 "quarter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quarters" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,728 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarter" and "quarters" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quarter vs quitter". 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 #509,728 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.