quitte

\kit\

/\kit\/ adj

The verdict

“quitte” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #1,752 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.

#1,752
frequency rank, French
6
letters
5
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

quitte vs quote
67% similar
quitte vs quitter
86% similar
quitte vs quittez
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for quitte
PropertyValue
Headwordquitte
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\kit\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,752
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “quitte” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). quitte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for quitte is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \kit\. Corpus data places it at rank #1,752 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for quitte, with forms such as "qiutte", "qquitte", and "quitet". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "quote", "quitter", "quittez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is quitte, spelled Q-U-I-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral.
  2. 2
    Délivré, débarrassé de quelque chose.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: qiutte,qquitte,quitet,qutite,uqitte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of quitte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

qiutte2qquitte1quitet2qutite2uqitte2
Edit distance from "quitte"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "quitte"?
"quitte" is spelled Q-U-I-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \kit\.
What does "quitte" mean?
As an adjective, "quitte" means: Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral.
What words are commonly confused with "quitte"?
"quitte" is commonly confused with "quote", "quitter", "quittez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quitte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quitte" is \kit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "quitte" come from?
"quitte" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “quitte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is Q-U-I-T-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \kit\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “quote” - see the side-by-side comparison. quitte vs quote
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list