Which to use
“quote” and “quotes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,963
- “quote” frequency rank
- #4,702
- “quotes” frequency rank
- 7665
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quote | quotes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A statement attributed to a person; a quotation. | plural of quote |
Letter map: quote vs quotes
Shared letters muted; letters that set quote and quotes apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Spelling & dictionary notes on quote vs quotes
quote and quotes are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quote” sits inside “quotes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7665, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quote is recorded at frequency rank #2,963, classified as anoun, pronounced /kwəʊt/. quotes is at rank #4,702, tagged as anoun.
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 7665, this pair ranks #506,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quote vs quotes
Shared letters: eoqtu. Private to "quote": -. Private to "quotes": s.
"quote" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quotes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quote" for "quotes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quote" vs "quotes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "quote" vs "quotes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quotes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #506,126 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quote" and "quotes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quakes vs quotes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #506,126 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.