Which to use
“quarts” is a noun and “quatres” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,599
- “quarts” frequency rank
- #33,856
- “quatres” frequency rank
- 39455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quarts | quatres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de quart. | Variante orthographique de quatre. |
Where the eye mixes quarts and quatres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. quarts runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against quatres's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between quarts and quatres
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quarts is \kaʁ\ while quatres is \ka.tʁəz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quarts is recorded at frequency rank #5,599, classified as anoun, pronounced \kaʁ\. quatres is at rank #33,856, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ka.tʁəz\.
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 39455, this pair ranks #247,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quarts vs quatres
Shared letters: aqrstu. Private to "quarts": -. Private to "quatres": e.
"quarts" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "quatres" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quarts" for "quatres" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "quarts" or "quatres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quarts" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quatres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,829 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quarts" and "quatres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quatres vs quêtes". 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 #247,829 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.