Which to use
“quilted” is an adjective and “quintet” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,180
- “quilted” frequency rank
- #35,037
- “quintet” frequency rank
- 72217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quilted | quintet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having the characteristics of a quilt; specifically, having two layers of cloth sewn together, with a layer of padding between them. | A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians) |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quilted and quintet apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
quilted and quintet form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quilted is recorded at frequency rank #37,180, classified as anadj. quintet is at rank #35,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kwɪnˈtɛt/.
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 72217, this pair ranks #43,814 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quilted" and "quintet" be used interchangeably?
Remembering quilted vs quintet
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “quilted”; for a noun, it's “quintet”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quilted” entry
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