quintavsquitaConfusable pair

Which to use

“quinta” and “quita” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,954
“quinta” frequency rank
#3,511
“quita” frequency rank
7465
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature quinta quita
Definition Finca rural, sobre la cual los arrendatarios pagaban un canon de una quinta₁ parte de la cosecha. Liberación, que otorga el acreedor al deudor, de la obligación de pagar una deuda de manera parcial o total.

Where the eye mixes quinta and quita

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
quinta
5 ch
quita

Why the eye confuses quinta with quita

A purely visual mix-up. quinta ([ˈkĩn̪t̪a]) and quita ([ˈkit̪a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7465, 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]. 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 7465, this pair ranks #307,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quinta vs quita

Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quinta": n. Private to "quita": -.

"quinta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "quita" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • quintaqiunta · qquinta · quinat · quinnta · quintta · quitna · qunita · uqinta
  • quitaqiuta · qquita · quiat · quitta · qutia · uqita

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "quinta" and "quita" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkĩn̪t̪a] versus [ˈkit̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "quinta" or "quita"?
"quita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,511 in our Spanish list, against #3,954 for "quinta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "quita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #307,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "quinta" and "quita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quim vs quita". 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 #307,929 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list