Which to use
“quit” and “quits” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,805
- “quit” frequency rank
- #17,451
- “quits” frequency rank
- 20256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quit | quits |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Released from obligation, penalty, etc; free, clear, or rid. | On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed. |
Where the eye mixes quit and quits
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. quit (/kwɪt/) and quits (/kwɪts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quit” sits inside “quits”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20256, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quit is recorded at frequency rank #2,805, classified as anadj, pronounced /kwɪt/. quits is at rank #17,451, tagged as anadj, pronounced /kwɪts/.
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 20256, this pair ranks #432,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quit vs quits
Shared letters: iqtu. Private to "quit": -. Private to "quits": s.
"quit" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quits" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC