Which to use
“quick” and “quit” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,127
- “quick” frequency rank
- #2,805
- “quit” frequency rank
- 3932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quick | quit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. | Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid. |
Where the eye mixes quick and quit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quick vs quit
A purely visual mix-up. quick (/kwɪk/) and quit (/kwɪt/) 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 3932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quick is recorded at frequency rank #1,127, classified as anadj, pronounced /kwɪk/. quit is at rank #2,805, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kwɪt/.
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 3932, this pair ranks #520,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quick vs quit
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quick": ck. Private to "quit": t.
"quick" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quick" and "quit" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "quick" or "quit" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quick" and "quit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quant vs quit". 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 #520,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.