Which to use
“Quintana” is a name and “quitan” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,773
- “Quintana” frequency rank
- #10,056
- “quitan” frequency rank
- 17829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Quintana | quitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de quitar o de quitarse. |
Where the eye mixes Quintana and quitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Quintana runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCV) against quitan's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Quintana with quitan
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Quintana is [kĩn̪ˈt̪ana] while quitan is [ˈkit̪ãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Quintana is recorded at frequency rank #7,773, classified as aname, pronounced [kĩn̪ˈt̪ana]. quitan is at rank #10,056, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈkit̪ãn].
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 17829, this pair ranks #270,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Quintana vs quitan
Shared letters: ainqtu. Private to "Quintana": -. Private to "quitan": -.
"Quintana" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV · "quitan" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Quintana" for "quitan" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Quintana" or "quitan"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Quintana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Quintana" and "quitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quitaban vs quitan". 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 #270,527 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.