Which to use
“quils” and “quint” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,543
- “quils” frequency rank
- #19,956
- “quint” frequency rank
- 52499
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quils | quint |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de quil. | Cinquième partie dans quelque somme, dans quelque marché, dans quelque succession. |
Where the eye mixes quils and quint
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. quils and quint follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: quils vs quint
A purely visual mix-up. quils (\kils\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52499, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quils is recorded at frequency rank #32,543, classified as anoun, pronounced \kils\. 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 52499, this pair ranks #147,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of quils vs quint
Shared letters: iqu. Private to "quils": ls. Private to "quint": nt.
"quils" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quils" and "quint" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quils" or "quint"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "quils" and "quint" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "quils" 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 #147,301 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quils" and "quint" 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 #147,301 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.