# quince vs quite

> 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.

### quite
*adverb · IPA /kwaɪt/ · frequency rank #518*
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.

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