# quieter

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkwaɪ.ɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #18,669

## Definitions
1. comparative form of quiet: more quiet

## Etymology
From quiet + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **quite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quite)
- **quiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quiver)
- **quietly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quietly)
- **quintet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quintet)
- **quilted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quilted)
- **quitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quitter)
- **quietest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quieter-vs-quietest)
- **quiet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quiet-vs-quieter)
- **queer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/queer-vs-quieter)
- **quarter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quarter-vs-quieter)
- **quicker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quicker-vs-quieter)

## Common misspellings (9)
`qiueter`, `qquieter`, `queiter`, `quieetr`, `quieterr`, `quietre`, `quietter`, `quiteer`, `uqieter`

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