quickvsquitaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: quick is a adjective, quita is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“quick” is an adjective and “quita” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#33,802
“quick” frequency rank
#3,511
“quita” frequency rank
37313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quick quita
Definition Rápido, veloz. Liberación, que otorga el acreedor al deudor, de la obligación de pagar una deuda de manera parcial o total.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quick and quita apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
quick
5 ch
quita

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quick is /kwɪk/ while quita is [ˈkit̪a]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quick is recorded at frequency rank #33,802, classified as anadj, pronounced /kwɪk/. quita is at rank #3,511, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkit̪a].

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 37313, this pair ranks #175,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of quick vs quita

Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quick": ck. Private to "quita": at.

"quick" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC  ·  "quita" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quickqiuck · qquick · qucik · quicck · quickk · quikc · uqick
  • quitaqiuta · qquita · quiat · quitta · qutia · uqita

Frequency comparison

quick#33,802
quita#3,511

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quick" and "quita" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "quick" is an adjective and "quita" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "quick" or "quita"?
"quita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,511 in our Spanish list, against #33,802 for "quick". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering quick vs quita

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “quick”; for a noun, it's “quita”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “quick” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list