Which to use
“que” is a conjunction and “quite” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13
- “que” frequency rank
- #49,886
- “quite” frequency rank
- 49899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | que | quite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Complémenteur pour introduire une proposition subordonnée complétive. | Passe de cape destinée à éloigner le taureau de l’endroit où il pourrait blesser un torero. |
Letter map: que vs quite
Shared letters muted; letters that set que and quite apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: que is aconjunction and quiteanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
que is recorded at frequency rank #13, classified as aconj, pronounced \kə\. quite is at rank #49,886, tagged as anoun.
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 49899, this pair ranks #166,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of que vs quite
Shared letters: equ. Private to "que": -. Private to "quite": it.
"que" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quite ← qiute · qquite · quiet · qutie · uqite
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "que" and "quite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "que" or "quite"?
What to do next
You've compared "que" and "quite". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "que" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,992 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "que" and "quite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quite vs quot". 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
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