Which to use
“quart” is a noun and “quot” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,733
- “quart” frequency rank
- #45,265
- “quot” frequency rank
- 47998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quart | quot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partie d’une unité subdivisée en quatre parties égales. 1/4. | Combien ? |
Letter map: quart vs quot
Shared letters muted; letters that set quart and quot apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - quart and quot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quart is anoun and quotapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47998, 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\. quot is at rank #45,265, tagged as apron.
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 47998, this pair ranks #182,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quart vs quot
Shared letters: qtu. Private to "quart": ar. Private to "quot": o.
"quart" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quart" and "quot" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quart" or "quot"?
What to do next
Pair "quart" vs "quot" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quart" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,465 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quart" and "quot" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quite vs quot". 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 #182,465 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.