Which to use
“quick” and “quils” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,544
- “quick” frequency rank
- #32,543
- “quils” frequency rank
- 47087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quick | quils |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revêtement dur de certains courts de tennis. | Pluriel de quil. |
Where the eye mixes quick and quils
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: quick vs quils
A purely visual mix-up. quick (\kwik\) and quils (\kils\) 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 47087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quick is recorded at frequency rank #14,544, classified as anoun, pronounced \kwik\. quils is at rank #32,543, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kils\.
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 47087, this pair ranks #189,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quick vs quils
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quick": ck. Private to "quils": ls.
"quick" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quick" and "quils" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quick" vs "quils" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "quick" and "quils" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quils" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #189,754 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quick" and "quils" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quils 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 #189,754 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.