# quitter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkwɪ.tə/ · frequency rank #49,577

## Definitions
1. Matter flowing from a wound or sore; pus.
2. Alternative spelling of quittor (“fistulous wound at the top of a horse's foot”).
3. Scoria of tin.

## Etymology
From Middle English quitter, from Anglo-Norman quiture, quyture et al., specialised use of quiture (“burn mark, burning”), from the participle stem of cuire (“to cook”), or from Latin coctura (“cooking”).

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

## Common misspellings (8)
`qiutter`, `qquitter`, `quiter`, `quitetr`, `quitterr`, `quittre`, `qutiter`, `uqitter`

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