# qua

> English word · Preposition · IPA /kwɑː/ · frequency rank #35,473

## Definitions
1. as; in the capacity of; acting as

## Etymology
From Latin quā (“in the capacity of”).

## Easily confused with
- **que** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-que)
- **quo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quo)
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quit)
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quiz)
- **quad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quad)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quid)
- **quay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quay)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quip)
- **qual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-qual)
- **quota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quota)
- **Quran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quran)
- **quasi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quasi)
- **quake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quake)
- **quail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quail)
- **quack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quack)
- **quark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quark)
- **quart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quart)
- **quads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quads)
- **quash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quash)
- **quant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quant)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/qua