Which to use
“quint” is a noun and “quot” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,956
- “quint” frequency rank
- #45,265
- “quot” frequency rank
- 65221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quint | quot |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cinquième partie dans quelque somme, dans quelque marché, dans quelque succession. | Combien ? |
Letter map: quint vs quot
Shared letters muted; letters that set quint and quot apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. quint runs 5 letters (CVVCC) against quot's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: quint vs quot
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quint is anoun and quotapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quint is recorded at frequency rank #19,956, classified as anoun, pronounced \kɛ̃\. quot is at rank #45,265, tagged as apron.
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 65221, this pair ranks #73,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quint vs quot
Shared letters: qtu. Private to "quint": in. Private to "quot": o.
"quint" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "quot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quint" and "quot" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quint" vs "quot" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "quint" and "quot".
- Full dictionary entry for "quint" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quot" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,302 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quint" and "quot" 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 #73,302 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.