Which to use
“quil” and “quint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,225
- “quil” frequency rank
- #19,956
- “quint” frequency rank
- 35181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quil | quint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cri perçant, glapissement. | Cinquième partie dans quelque somme, dans quelque marché, dans quelque succession. |
Where the eye mixes quil and quint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between quil and quint
A purely visual mix-up. quil (\kil\) and quint (\kɛ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quil is recorded at frequency rank #15,225, classified as anoun, pronounced \kil\. quint is at rank #19,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɛ̃\.
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 35181, this pair ranks #278,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quil vs quint
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quil": l. Private to "quint": nt.
"quil" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quil" for "quint" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quil" vs "quint" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "quil" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quint" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #278,591 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quil" and "quint" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quint 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 #278,591 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.