Which to use
“quinta” is a noun and “quinto” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,954
- “quinta” frequency rank
- #3,586
- “quinto” frequency rank
- 7540
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quinta | quinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finca rural, sobre la cual los arrendatarios pagaban un canon de una quinta₁ parte de la cosecha. | Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al cuarto en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del cinco. |
Where the eye mixes quinta and quinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses quinta with quinto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinta is [ˈkĩn̪t̪a] while quinto is [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “quinta” becomes o in “quinto”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7540, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quinta is recorded at frequency rank #3,954, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪a]. 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 7540, this pair ranks #307,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quinta vs quinto
Shared letters: inqtu. Private to "quinta": a. Private to "quinto": o.
"quinta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quinto" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quinta" for "quinto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quinta" vs "quinto" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quinta" and "quinto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quinta" 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 #307,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quinta" and "quinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quindío vs quinto". 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 #307,707 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.