Which to use
“quick” and “quite” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,544
- “quick” frequency rank
- #49,886
- “quite” frequency rank
- 64430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quick | quite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Revêtement dur de certains courts de tennis. | Passe de cape destinée à éloigner le taureau de l’endroit où il pourrait blesser un torero. |
Letter map: quick vs quite
Shared letters muted; letters that set quick and quite apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: quick and quite
quick 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64430, 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\. 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 64430, this pair ranks #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quick vs quite
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quick": ck. Private to "quite": et.
"quick" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quite" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quick" for "quite" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quick" vs "quite" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "quick" and "quite".
- Full dictionary entry for "quick" 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 #77,122 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quick" 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 #77,122 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.