# quench vs quince

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quench
*verb · IPA /kwɛnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #33,381*
To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.

### quince
*noun · IPA /kwɪns/ · frequency rank #34,657*
The pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.

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