Which to use
“quitter” and “quittera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,538
- “quitter” frequency rank
- #15,987
- “quittera” frequency rank
- 17525
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quitter | quittera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Laisser quelqu’un quelque part ; se séparer de lui. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de quitter. |
Where the eye mixes quitter and quittera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. quitter runs 7 letters (CVVCCVC) against quittera's 8 (CVVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses quitter with quittera
A purely visual mix-up. quitter (\ki.te\) and quittera (\ki.tə.ʁa\) 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 extra letter(s) - “quitter” sits inside “quittera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17525, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quitter is recorded at frequency rank #1,538, classified as averb, pronounced \ki.te\. quittera is at rank #15,987, tagged as averb, pronounced \ki.tə.ʁa\.
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 17525, this pair ranks #382,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of quitter vs quittera
Shared letters: eiqrtu. Private to "quitter": -. Private to "quittera": a.
"quitter" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC · "quittera" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "quitter" and "quittera" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "quitter" or "quittera"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "quitter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quittera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #382,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quitter" and "quittera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "quittera vs quitterai". 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 #382,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.