Which to use
“quicio” is a noun and “quinto” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,201
- “quicio” frequency rank
- #3,586
- “quinto” frequency rank
- 29787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quicio | quinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Parte del marco de la puerta que sirve de lugar para las bisagras u otro elemento que provea de movilidad y sostenga el peso de la puerta. | Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al cuarto en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del cinco. |
Where the eye mixes quicio and quinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quicio (CVVCVV) and quinto (CVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: quicio vs quinto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quicio is [ˈkisjo] while quinto is [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quicio is recorded at frequency rank #26,201, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkisjo]. quinto is at rank #3,586, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 29787, this pair ranks #215,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quicio vs quinto
Shared letters: ioqu. Private to "quicio": c. Private to "quinto": nt.
"quicio" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV · "quinto" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quicio" and "quinto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quicio" vs "quinto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quicio" and "quinto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quicio" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quicio" and "quinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quicio vs Quindío". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #215,265 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.