# quasi

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkweɪzaɪ/ · frequency rank #15,250

## Definitions
1. Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).

## Easily confused with
- **quay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quasi-vs-quay)
- **quest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quasi-vs-quest)
- **queasy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quasi-vs-queasy)
- **qua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qua-vs-quasi)
- **quad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quad-vs-quasi)
- **qual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qual-vs-quasi)
- **quake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quake-vs-quasi)
- **quail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quail-vs-quasi)
- **quack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quack-vs-quasi)
- **quark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quark-vs-quasi)
- **quart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quart-vs-quasi)
- **quads** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quads-vs-quasi)
- **quash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quash-vs-quasi)
- **quant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quant-vs-quasi)

## Common misspellings (6)
`qausi`, `qquasi`, `quais`, `quassi`, `qusai`, `uqasi`

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