Which to use
“quinta” and “quinua” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,954
- “quinta” frequency rank
- #38,916
- “quinua” frequency rank
- 42870
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quinta | quinua |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finca rural, sobre la cual los arrendatarios pagaban un canon de una quinta₁ parte de la cosecha. | (Chenopodium quinoa) Planta anual, de tallo erecto, que puede medir hasta 3 m de altura. Las hojas, alternas, son anchas y polimorfas; el tallo central puede estar más o menos ramificado, dependiendo de la variedad o densidad del sembrado. Las flores, organizadas en panículas, son pequeñas y carecen de pétalos. |
Where the eye mixes quinta and quinua
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quinta (CVVCCV) and quinua (CVVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: quinta vs quinua
A purely visual mix-up. quinta ([ˈkĩn̪t̪a]) and quinua ([ˈkinwa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - t in “quinta” becomes u in “quinua”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42870, 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]. quinua is at rank #38,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈkinwa].
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 42870, this pair ranks #145,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quinta vs quinua
Shared letters: ainqu. Private to "quinta": t. Private to "quinua": -.
"quinta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quinua" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quinta" for "quinua" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quinta" vs "quinua" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quinta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quinua" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quinta" and "quinua" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quilla vs quinua". 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 #145,835 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.