Which to use
“kits” is a noun and “quitte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,600
- “kits” frequency rank
- #1,752
- “quitte” frequency rank
- 24352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | kits | quitte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de kit. | Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral. |
Same sound, different letters: kits vs quitte
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 2 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - kits and quitte
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: kits and quitte carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kit\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
kits is recorded at frequency rank #22,600, classified as anoun, pronounced \kit\. quitte is at rank #1,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kit\.
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 24352, this pair ranks #347,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of kits vs quitte
Shared letters: it. Private to "kits": ks. Private to "quitte": equ.
"kits" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "quitte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "kits" and "quitte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "kits" / "quitte". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "kits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #347,090 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "kits" and "quitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kiko vs kits". 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 #347,090 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.