# quantify

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈkwɒn.tɪˌfaɪ/ · frequency rank #21,322

## Definitions
1. To assign a quantity to.
2. To determine the value of (a variable or expression).
3. To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin quantifico (introduced by Sir William Hamilton in logic).

## Easily confused with
- **quantity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quantify-vs-quantity)
- **qualify** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qualify-vs-quantify)

## Common misspellings (12)
`qauntify`, `qquantify`, `quanitfy`, `quanntify`, `quantfiy`, `quantiffy`, `quantifyy`, `quantiyf`, `quanttify`, `quatnify`, `qunatify`, `uqantify`

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