Which to use
“quarter” is a noun and “quitter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,131
- “quarter” frequency rank
- #1,538
- “quitter” frequency rank
- 49669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarter | quitter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pièce d'un quart de dollar américain, soit 25 cents. | Laisser quelqu’un quelque part ; se séparer de lui. |
Where the eye mixes quarter and quitter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quarter and quitter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses quarter with quitter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quarter is \kwaʁ.tɛʁ\ while quitter is \ki.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49669, 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\. quitter is at rank #1,538, tagged as averb, pronounced \ki.te\.
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 49669, this pair ranks #168,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quarter vs quitter
Shared letters: eqrtu. Private to "quarter": a. Private to "quitter": i.
"quarter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quitter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quarter" and "quitter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quarter" vs "quitter" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quarter" and "quitter" 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 "quitter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,793 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarter" and "quitter" 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 #168,793 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.