Which to use
“quarter” and “quartz” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,131
- “quarter” frequency rank
- #15,985
- “quartz” frequency rank
- 64116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarter | quartz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce d'un quart de dollar américain, soit 25 cents. | Espèce minérale, du groupe des silicates, sous-groupe des tectosilicates composé de dioxyde de silicium de formule SiO₂. Le quartz est le minéral le plus commun. |
Where the eye mixes quarter and quartz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quarter runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quartz's 6 (CVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quarter and quartz
A purely visual mix-up. quarter (\kwaʁ.tɛʁ\) and quartz (\kwaʁts\) 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 64116, 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\. quartz is at rank #15,985, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kwaʁts\.
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 64116, this pair ranks #78,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quarter vs quartz
Shared letters: aqrtu. Private to "quarter": e. Private to "quartz": z.
"quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quartz" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quarter" for "quartz" ever safe?
Which is more common, "quarter" or "quartz"?
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 "quarter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quartz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #78,613 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarter" and "quartz" 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 #78,613 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.