Which to use
“quitte” is an adjective and “quittent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,752
- “quitte” frequency rank
- #9,228
- “quittent” frequency rank
- 10980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitte | quittent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Libéré d’une dette, d’une obligation, d’un devoir moral. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif du verbe quitter. |
Same sound, different letters: quitte vs quittent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - quitte and quittent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: quitte and quittent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \kit\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quitte” sits inside “quittent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitte is recorded at frequency rank #1,752, classified as anadj, pronounced \kit\. quittent is at rank #9,228, tagged as averb, 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 10980, this pair ranks #410,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quitte vs quittent
Shared letters: eiqtu. Private to "quitte": -. Private to "quittent": n.
"quitte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quittent" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quitte" and "quittent" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "quitte" vs "quittent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "quitte" / "quittent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quittent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #410,923 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitte" and "quittent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quittent vs quitteront". 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 #410,923 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.