quadra vs quatro, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“quadra” and “quatro” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,575
“quadra” frequency rank: #353
“quatro” frequency rank: 6928
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	quadra	quatro
Definition	local de treinamento de escola de samba	o número quatro (4, IV)

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set quadra and quatro apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

quadra

6 ch

quatro

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. quadra (/ˈkwa.dɾɐ/) and quatro (/ˈkwa.tɾu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

quadra is recorded at frequency rank #6,575, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwa.dɾɐ/. quatro is at rank #353, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈkwa.tɾu/.

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 6928, this pair ranks #67,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of quadra vs quatro

Shared letters: aqru. Private to "quadra": d. Private to "quatro": ot.

"quadra" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "quatro" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

quadra ← qaudra · qquadra · quadar · quaddra · quadrra · quarda · qudara · uqadra
quatro ← qautro · qquatro · quator · quatrro · quattro · qutaro · uqatro

Frequency comparison

quadra#6,575

quatro#353

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "quadra" and "quatro" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/ˈkwa.dɾɐ/ versus /ˈkwa.tɾu/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "quadra" or "quatro"?

"quatro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #353 in our Portuguese list, against #6,575 for "quadra". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering quadra vs quatro

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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