Which to use
“quasi” is a noun and “qui” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,332
- “quasi” frequency rank
- #22
- “qui” frequency rank
- 2354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quasi | qui |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Morceau de la cuisse d’un bœuf ou d’un veau, placé sous le gîte à la noix. | Lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles. |
Where the eye mixes quasi and qui
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quasi runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against qui's 3 (CVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: quasi vs qui
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: quasi is \ka.zi\ while qui is \ki\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quasi is recorded at frequency rank #2,332, classified as anoun, pronounced \ka.zi\. qui is at rank #22, tagged as apron, pronounced \ki\.
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 2354, this pair ranks #436,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quasi vs qui
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quasi": as. Private to "qui": -.
"quasi" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "qui" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quasi ← qausi · qquasi · quassi · qusai · uqasi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quasi" and "qui" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "quasi" or "qui" 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 "quasi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "qui" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,295 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quasi" and "qui" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "qui vs quite". 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 #436,295 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.