# quince vs quintet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### quintet
*noun · IPA /kwɪnˈtɛt/ · frequency rank #35,037*
A composition (a type of chamber music) in five parts (typically each a singer or instrumentalist, sometimes several musicians)

## Source
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