# quiet vs quiz

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### quiet
*adjective · IPA /ˈkwaɪ.ɪt/ · frequency rank #2,267*
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.

### quiz
*noun · IPA /kwɪz/ · frequency rank #9,385*
An odd, puzzling or absurd person or thing.

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