Which to use
“quad” and “quart” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,328
- “quad” frequency rank
- #2,733
- “quart” frequency rank
- 26061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quad | quart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Véhicule à moteur tout terrain, non carrossé et doté de quatre roues à larges pneus, d’une selle et d’un guidon. | Partie d’une unité subdivisée en quatre parties égales. 1/4. |
Where the eye mixes quad and quart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between quad and quart
A purely visual mix-up. quad (\kwad\) and quart (\kaʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26061, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quad is recorded at frequency rank #23,328, classified as anoun, pronounced \kwad\. quart is at rank #2,733, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ\.
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 26061, this pair ranks #337,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quad vs quart
Shared letters: aqu. Private to "quad": d. Private to "quart": rt.
"quad" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quad" and "quart" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "quad" or "quart"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #337,343 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quad" and "quart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quad vs quadra". 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 #337,343 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.