Which to use
“quot” is a pronoun and “quote” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,265
- “quot” frequency rank
- #20,831
- “quote” frequency rank
- 66096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | quot | quote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Combien ? | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de quoter. |
Letter map: quot vs quote
Shared letters muted; letters that set quot and quote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. quot runs 4 letters (CVVC) against quote's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: quot vs quote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: quot is apronoun and quoteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “quot” sits inside “quote”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
quot is recorded at frequency rank #45,265, classified as apron. quote is at rank #20,831, tagged as averb, pronounced \kwot\.
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 66096, this pair ranks #69,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of quot vs quote
Shared letters: oqtu. Private to "quot": -. Private to "quote": e.
"quot" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "quote" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "quot" and "quote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "quot" vs "quote" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "quot" and "quote". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "quot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "quote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,314 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "quot" and "quote" 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 #69,314 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.