# quitar vs quite

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### quitar
*verb · IPA [kiˈt̪aɾ] · frequency rank #3,731*
Apartar algo de su poseedor.

### quite
*verb · IPA [ˈkit̪e] · frequency rank #10,743*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de quitar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/quitar-vs-quite