Which to use
“qualités” and “quantités” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,356
- “qualités” frequency rank
- #6,647
- “quantités” frequency rank
- 10003
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | qualités | quantités |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de qualité. | Pluriel de quantité. |
Where the eye mixes qualités and quantités
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. qualités runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against quantités's 9 (CVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses qualités with quantités
A purely visual mix-up. qualités (\ka.li.te\) and quantités (\kɑ̃.ti.te\) 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 10003, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
qualités is recorded at frequency rank #3,356, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.li.te\. quantités is at rank #6,647, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɑ̃.ti.te\.
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 10003, this pair ranks #414,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of qualités vs quantités
Shared letters: aiqstué. Private to "qualités": l. Private to "quantités": n.
"qualités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "quantités" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "qualités" for "quantités" ever safe?
Which is more common, "qualités" or "quantités"?
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 "qualités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quantités" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #414,595 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "qualités" and "quantités" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quantiques vs quantités". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #414,595 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.