quits

/kwɪts/

//kwɪts// adj

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"quits" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quits” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,451
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quits · quits · English

quits · rank #17,451 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,451
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH punitive

Nearest frequency peer: punitive (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “quits”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “quits” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quits vs quiz
60% similar
quits vs quote
60% similar
quits vs quota
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quits
PropertyValue
Headwordquits
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/kwɪts/
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,451
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quits”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).quitslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “punitive” (#17,450), “rainforest” (#17,452), “prescribe” (#17,449). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quits” is #17,451. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around quits (IPA /kwɪts/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,451 among 288 “Q” headwords. Dominant gloss: "On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for quits, with forms such as "qiuts", "qquits", and "quist". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "quiz", "quote", "quota", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is quits, spelled Q-U-I-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how quits appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Here's the last of the money you lent me. We're quits now, right?

This word in other languages

quitte(Français)quitt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qiuts
  • qquits
  • quist
  • quitss
  • quitts
  • qutis
  • uqits

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quits - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

qiuts2qquits1quist2quitss1quitts1qutis2uqits2
Edit distance from "quits"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quits"?
"quits" is spelled Q-U-I-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /kwɪts/.
What does "quits" mean?
As an adjective, "quits" means: On equal monetary terms; neither owing or being owed.
What words are commonly confused with "quits"?
"quits" is commonly confused with "quiz", "quote", "quota". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quits"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quits" is /kwɪts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quits" come from?
"quits" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "quits", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pinky#17,444robes#17,463Samoa#17,474satin#17,476

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

robber7 variantssinner7 variantsmaxim7 variantsMalay7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list