Which to use
“quarter” and “quartier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,131
- “quarter” frequency rank
- #986
- “quartier” frequency rank
- 49117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarter | quartier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce d'un quart de dollar américain, soit 25 cents. | Quart, une des quatre parties plus ou moins égales d'un tout. |
Where the eye mixes quarter and quartier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quarter runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quartier's 8 (CVVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quarter vs quartier
A purely visual mix-up. quarter (\kwaʁ.tɛʁ\) and quartier (\kaʁ.tje\) 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 49117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quarter is recorded at frequency rank #48,131, classified as anoun, pronounced \kwaʁ.tɛʁ\. quartier is at rank #986, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ.tje\.
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 49117, this pair ranks #173,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quarter vs quartier
Shared letters: aeqrtu. Private to "quarter": -. Private to "quartier": i.
"quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quartier" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quarter" for "quartier" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quarter" vs "quartier" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quarter" and "quartier" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quarter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quartier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,359 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarter" and "quartier" 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 #173,359 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.