Which to use
“quêtes” and “quite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,785
- “quêtes” frequency rank
- #49,886
- “quite” frequency rank
- 75671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quêtes | quite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de quête. | Passe de cape destinée à éloigner le taureau de l’endroit où il pourrait blesser un torero. |
Letter map: quêtes vs quite
Shared letters muted; letters that set quêtes and quite apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. quêtes runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against quite's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: quêtes and quite
quêtes and quite are indexed as a confusable French pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quêtes is recorded at frequency rank #25,785, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛt\. 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 75671, this pair ranks #33,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quêtes vs quite
Shared letters: eqtu. Private to "quêtes": sê. Private to "quite": i.
"quêtes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- quite ← qiute · qquite · quiet · qutie · uqite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quêtes" for "quite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quêtes" vs "quite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "quêtes" vs "quite" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quêtes" 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 #33,362 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quêtes" 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
Confusion rank #33,362 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.