# quite

> English word · Adverb · IPA /kwaɪt/ · frequency rank #518

## Definitions
1. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
2. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
3. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
4. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
5. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
6. To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
7. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
8. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
9. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
10. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
11. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
12. In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
13. To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.

## Etymology
A development of quit, influence by Anglo-Norman quite. Doublet of coy, quit, quiet, and quietus. For an analogous semantic development from the same root, compare Armenian շատ (šat).

## Easily confused with
- **quiz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quiz)
- **quote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quote)
- **quota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quota)
- **quits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quits)
- **Quito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quito)
- **quotes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quotes)
- **quoted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quoted)
- **quiver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quiver)
- **Quixote** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quixote)
- **quitter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quite-vs-quitter)
- **que** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/que-vs-quite)
- **quit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quit-vs-quite)
- **quid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quid-vs-quite)
- **quip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quip-vs-quite)
- **quick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quick-vs-quite)
- **quiet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quiet-vs-quite)
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quinn-vs-quite)
- **queue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/queue-vs-quite)
- **quake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quake-vs-quite)
- **quilt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/quilt-vs-quite)

## Common misspellings (5)
`qiute`, `qquite`, `quitte`, `qutie`, `uqite`

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