Which to use
“quinta” is a noun and “quitas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,954
- “quinta” frequency rank
- #16,689
- “quitas” frequency rank
- 20643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quinta | quitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Finca rural, sobre la cual los arrendatarios pagaban un canon de una quinta₁ parte de la cosecha. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes quinta and quitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quinta (CVVCCV) and quitas (CVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between quinta and quitas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quinta is [ˈkĩn̪t̪a] while quitas is [ˈkit̪as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20643, 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]. quitas is at rank #16,689, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪as].
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 20643, this pair ranks #258,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quinta vs quitas
Shared letters: aiqtu. Private to "quinta": n. Private to "quitas": s.
"quinta" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quitas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quinta" and "quitas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "quinta" or "quitas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "quinta" and "quitas" 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 "quitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quinta" and "quitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quistes vs quitas". 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 #258,419 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.