Which to use
“quêtes” and “quotas” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,785
- “quêtes” frequency rank
- #13,044
- “quotas” frequency rank
- 38829
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quêtes | quotas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de quête. | Pluriel de quota. |
Where the eye mixes quêtes and quotas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. quêtes and quotas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quêtes vs quotas
A purely visual mix-up. quêtes (\kɛt\) and quotas (\kɔ.ta\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38829, 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\. quotas is at rank #13,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ta\.
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 38829, this pair ranks #252,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quêtes vs quotas
Shared letters: qstu. Private to "quêtes": eê. Private to "quotas": ao.
"quêtes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "quotas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- quotas ← qoutas · qquotas · quoats · quotass · quotsa · quottas · qutoas · uqotas
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quêtes" and "quotas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quêtes" vs "quotas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quêtes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,504 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quêtes" and "quotas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quêtes 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 #252,504 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.