Which to use
“Quintas” and “Quintín” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,514
- “Quintas” frequency rank
- #31,945
- “Quintín” frequency rank
- 63459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Quintas | Quintín |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes Quintas and Quintín
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Quintas and Quintín follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Quintas vs Quintín
A purely visual mix-up. Quintas ([ˈkĩn̪t̪as]) and Quintín ([kĩn̪ˈt̪ĩn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Quintas is recorded at frequency rank #31,514, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪as]. Quintín is at rank #31,945, tagged as aname, pronounced [kĩn̪ˈt̪ĩn].
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 63459, this pair ranks #48,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Quintas vs Quintín
Shared letters: inqtu. Private to "Quintas": as. Private to "Quintín": í.
"Quintas" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "Quintín" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Quintas ← qiuntas · qquintas · quinats · quinntas · quintass · quintsa · quinttas · quitnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Quintas" and "Quintín" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Quintas" or "Quintín"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Quintas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Quintín" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Quintas" and "Quintín" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quintas vs quistes". 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 #48,693 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.