Which to use
“quart” and “quasi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,733
- “quart” frequency rank
- #2,332
- “quasi” frequency rank
- 5065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quart | quasi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une unité subdivisée en quatre parties égales. 1/4. | Morceau de la cuisse d’un bœuf ou d’un veau, placé sous le gîte à la noix. |
Where the eye mixes quart and quasi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quart (CVVCC) and quasi (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses quart with quasi
A purely visual mix-up. quart (\kaʁ\) and quasi (\ka.zi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5065, 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\. quasi is at rank #2,332, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ka.zi\.
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 5065, this pair ranks #430,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quart vs quasi
Shared letters: aqu. Private to "quart": rt. Private to "quasi": is.
"quart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quasi" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quart" and "quasi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quart" vs "quasi" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quasi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,005 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quart" and "quasi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quadra vs quart". 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 #430,005 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.