qd vs qui, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“qd” is a conjunction and “qui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,387
“qd” frequency rank: #22
“qui” frequency rank: 22409
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	qd	qui
Definition	Quand.	Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles.

Letter map: qd vs qui

Shared letters muted; letters that set qd and qui apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

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Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: qd is aconjunction and quiapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22409, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

qd is recorded at frequency rank #22,387, classified as aconj. qui is at rank #22, tagged as apron, pronounced \ki\.

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 22409, this pair ranks #358,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of qd vs qui

Shared letters: q. Private to "qd": d. Private to "qui": iu.

"qd" · 2 letters · shape CC · "qui" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "qd" and "qui" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "qd" is a conjunction and "qui" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "qd" or "qui"?

"qui" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22 in our French list, against #22,387 for "qd". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "qd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "qui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #358,121 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"qd" and "qui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Q1 vs qd". Nearby pair

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