Which to use
“Quintín” is a name and “quinto” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,945
- “Quintín” frequency rank
- #3,586
- “quinto” frequency rank
- 35531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Quintín | quinto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apellido. | Que ocupa el puesto siguiente al cuarto en una serie ordenada. Ordinal del cinco. |
Where the eye mixes Quintín and quinto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Quintín runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quinto's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Quintín and quinto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Quintín is [kĩn̪ˈt̪ĩn] while quinto is [ˈkĩn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Quintín is recorded at frequency rank #31,945, classified as aname, pronounced [kĩn̪ˈt̪ĩn]. quinto is at rank #3,586, tagged as anum, pronounced [ˈkĩn̪t̪o].
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 35531, this pair ranks #185,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Quintín vs quinto
Shared letters: inqtu. Private to "Quintín": í. Private to "quinto": o.
"Quintín" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quinto" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quinto ← qiunto · qquinto · quinnto · quinot · quintto · quitno · qunito · uqinto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Quintín" and "quinto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Quintín" or "quinto"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Quintín" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quinto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Quintín" and "quinto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Quindío vs Quintín". 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 #185,569 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.