Which to use
“quart” and “quarter” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,733
- “quart” frequency rank
- #48,131
- “quarter” frequency rank
- 50864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quart | quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une unité subdivisée en quatre parties égales. 1/4. | Pièce d'un quart de dollar américain, soit 25 cents. |
Where the eye mixes quart and quarter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quart vs quarter
A purely visual mix-up. quart (\kaʁ\) and quarter (\kwaʁ.tɛʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “quart” sits inside “quarter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quart is recorded at frequency rank #2,733, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ\. quarter is at rank #48,131, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kwaʁ.tɛʁ\.
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 50864, this pair ranks #159,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quart vs quarter
Shared letters: aqrtu. Private to "quart": -. Private to "quarter": e.
"quart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quart" and "quarter" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quart" or "quarter"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quarter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,341 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quart" and "quarter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quarter vs quartet". 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 #159,341 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.