Which to use
“Quito” is a name and “quitte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,018
- “Quito” frequency rank
- #1,752
- “quitte” frequency rank
- 38770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Quito | quitte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capitale de l’Équateur, pays d’Amérique latine. | Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral. |
Where the eye mixes Quito and quitte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Quito runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against quitte's 6 (CVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Quito with quitte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Quito is \ki.to\ while quitte is \kit\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Quito is recorded at frequency rank #37,018, classified as aname, pronounced \ki.to\. quitte is at rank #1,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced \kit\.
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 38770, this pair ranks #252,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Quito vs quitte
Shared letters: iqtu. Private to "Quito": o. Private to "quitte": e.
"Quito" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "quitte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Quito" for "quitte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Quito" vs "quitte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Quito" and "quitte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Quito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quitte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Quito" and "quitte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quite vs Quito". 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 #252,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.