# Quincy vs quinoa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Quincy
*name · IPA /ˈkwɪnsi/ · frequency rank #17,008*
A surname from Old French.

### quinoa
*noun · IPA /ˈkiːn.wɑː/ · frequency rank #28,680*
A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.

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