Which to use
“quot” is a pronoun and “quotas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,265
- “quot” frequency rank
- #13,044
- “quotas” frequency rank
- 58309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quot | quotas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Combien ? | Pluriel de quota. |
Letter map: quot vs quotas
Shared letters muted; letters that set quot and quotas apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. quot runs 4 letters (CVVC) against quotas's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - quot and quotas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quot is apronoun and quotasanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “quot” sits inside “quotas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quot is recorded at frequency rank #45,265, classified as apron. quotas is at rank #13,044, tagged as anoun, pronounced \kɔ.ta\.
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 58309, this pair ranks #109,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quot vs quotas
Shared letters: oqtu. Private to "quot": -. Private to "quotas": as.
"quot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quotas" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "quot" for "quotas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "quot" vs "quotas" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "quot" vs "quotas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "quot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quotas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #109,836 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quot" and "quotas" 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 #109,836 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.